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 standard usage exclude the genus Gorilla (gorillas), which is grouped separately within the subfamily Homininae.

Hominin – the group consisting of modern humans, extinct human species and all our immediate ancestors (including members of the genera Homo, Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Ardipithecus). The term ‘hominid’ used to have the same meaning that ‘hominin’ now has.

Mar 31, 2025 · Hominin, any member of the zoological ‘tribe’ Hominini (family Hominidae, order Primates), of which only one species exists today—Homo sapiens. The term is used most often to refer to extinct members of the human lineage, including Homo neanderthalensis, Homo erectus, and various species of Australopithecus.

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 branches in our tribal tree!

Sep 28, 2023 · Hominids constitute the biological family of bipedal primates, encompassing chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and humans, among other animal species. Hominins are a category within hominids.

Jul 19, 2022 · Hominins have an anterior-posterior S-shaped curve in their vertebral column unlike the C-shaped curve of non-human apes. This offsets impact forces when walking upright in order to reduce pressure on the spinal column.

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).

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 Hominidae (hominids).

Nov 22, 2020 · Roughly speaking, then--but not exactly--a Hominin is what we used to call a Hominid; a creature that paleoanthropologists have agreed is human or a human ancestor.

Dec 10, 2017 · Hominid and hominin are two groups of primates. Hominidae is a family, consisting of chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and all humans. They are commonly called hominids. Hominini is a tribe, consisting of modern humans and their extinct species. Therefore, hominins are a subgroup of hominids.