A hominid is a member of the family Hominidae, the great apes: orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees and humans. A hominine is a member of the subfamily Homininae : gorillas, …

Mar 14, 2024 · Here we have a list of seven most interesting homo species that have existed on Earth. The only species left in the human race is our ancestor Homo Sapiens.

Hominoidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called hominoids or apes, and include gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, gibbons, bonobos, and humans. …

Let’s explore these early hominids (proto-humans), each species, and where they evolved geographically. 1. Australopithecus Afarensis was the earliest form of hominids, which …

Hominins (including the Australopithecine and Panina subtribes) parted from the Gorillini tribe between 8 and 9 mya; Australopithecine (including the extinct biped ancestors of humans) …

Click on any species to learn more about it. At the bottom of this page is a chart showing the time span during which fossils of each species have been found.

Mar 28, 2025 · Hominidae, in zoology, one of the two living families of the ape superfamily Hominoidea, the other being the Hylobatidae (gibbons). Hominidae includes the great …

Hominid – the group consisting of all modern and extinct Great Apes (that is, modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plus all their immediate ancestors).

Mar 31, 2025 · Some characteristics that have distinguished hominins from other primates, living and extinct, are their erect posture, bipedal locomotion, larger brains, and behavioral …

May 21, 2024 · Hominids can be broken down into two subfamilies, Ponginae, which includes orangutans (Pongo) and Hominae, which includes gorillas (Gorilla), chimps (Pan), and …