The Hominini (hominins) form a taxonomic tribe of the subfamily Homininae (hominines). They comprise two extant genera: Homo and Pan (chimpanzees and bonobos), and in standard …

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 …

Encyclopedia Britannica July 19, 2022. Comparison of Human and Gorilla Skeleton. The term "hominin" has been revised over the past few decades and is now commonly used to describe …

(The Homininae— / h ɒ m ɪ ˈ n aɪ n iː / —encompass humans, and are also called "African hominids" or "African apes".) [1] [2] This subfamily includes two tribes, Hominini and Gorillini, …

Sep 28, 2023 · The term "hominins" (also known as “hominini”) refers to the different species of the genus Homo that make up human evolution. Hominins include Homo erectus, Homo …

Bones of the skull. Plate 188 from Gray’s Anatomy. “Side view of the skull” by Henry Vandyke Carter is in the public domain. VERTEBRAE. Ape spines are not as flexible as monkeys’ …

Such taxonomic changes have downstream effects as well: African apes and humans are now distinguished from orangutans at the subfamily rank Homininae (hominines), and the human …

A Hominin is any member of the primate tribe Hominini, a classification that generally is considered to include only humans (genus Homo), chimpanzees (Pan), and their extinct …

For example, ‘family’ names always end in ‘-idae’ (eg Hominidae), ‘subfamily’ names end in ‘inae’ (eg Homininae) and ‘tribe’ (1) names end in ‘ini’ (eg Hominini). These formal names are then …

A male chimpanzee skull is shown as an example of modern apes. Early hominins and Australopithecus retained ape-size brains. Bipedal walking evolved very early in the hominin …