
Hominini - Wikipedia
The Hominini (hominins) form a taxonomic tribe of the subfamily Homininae (hominines). They comprise two extant genera: Homo (humans) and Pan (chimpanzees and bonobos), and in …
Hominin | Definition, Characteristics, & Family Tree | Britannica
Mar 31, 2025 · hominin, any member of the zoological “tribe” Hominini (family Hominidae, order Primates), of which only one species exists today— Homo sapiens, or human beings.
What is a Hominin? | McHenry County College
Hominins have relatively long legs compared to the length of their arms. Hominins have an anterior-posterior S-shaped curve in their vertebral column unlike the C-shaped curve of non …
Homininae - Wikipedia
Three hominines – an adult human male (Leonard Carmichael) holding a juvenile gorilla (left) and a juvenile chimpanzee (right). Homininae (the hominines), is a subfamily of the family …
Hominin: origin, classification and characteristics
Sep 28, 2023 · Hominins include Homo erectus, Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis, among other species. The only surviving hominin species is Homo sapiens sapiens, i.e. …
Australopithecine - Wikipedia
The australopithecines (/ ɔːˈstreɪloʊˈpɪθəsaɪnz /), formally Australopithecina or Hominina, are generally any species in the related genera of Australopithecus and Paranthropus. It may also …
Overview of Hominin Evolution | Learn Science at Scitable
Hominins are species on our branch of the hominoid tree after the split with the chimpanzee & bonobo line, including all of the extinct species and evolutionary side branches (Figure 1). …
What are Hominids? (with pictures) - AllTheScience
May 21, 2024 · Hominids are the biological family of which humans are a member. Informally, they are known as the Great Apes, and include four genera: humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, …
5. What is a Hominin – The History of Our Tribe: Hominini
We are hominins, as are all those bipedal apes that came before us. Figure 5.1 shows most of the hominin species through time, some of which we are descended from and some that are side …
Hominid and hominin – what’s the difference? - Australian …
Hominin – the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors (including members of the genera Homo, Australopithecus, Paranthropus and …