Hominidae - Wikipedia A hominoid, sometimes called an ape, is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea: extant members are the gibbons (lesser apes, family Hylobatidae) and the hominids
Hominidae | Definition, Characteristics, Family Tree | Britannica Hominidae, in zoology, one of the two living families of the ape superfamily Hominoidea, the other being the Hylobatidae (gibbons) Hominidae includes the great apes—that is, the orangutans (genus Pongo), the gorillas (Gorilla), and the chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan)—as well as human beings (Homo)
Hominids: What are, characteristics and evolution The evolutionary history of hominids is linked to that of primates The first common ancestor was an ancestral tree insectivorous that inhabited 63 million years ago
What are Hominids? (with pictures) - AllTheScience 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, and orangutans
A Timeline of Early Hominids A timeline of early hominids and human ancestors, including Lucy, Cro-Magnon man, Neanderthals, Homo habilis, and more
HOMINID Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of HOMINID is any of a family (Hominidae) of erect bipedal primate mammals that includes recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms and the great apes How to use hominid in a sentence
Hominid - New World Encyclopedia Recent classification schemes for the apes place extinct and extant humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans in Hominidae, and thus technically hominid refers to members of these groups
Human evolution - Wikipedia And in 2001, a team led by Michel Brunet discovered the skull of Sahelanthropus tchadensis which was dated as 7 2 million years ago, and which Brunet argued was a bipedal, and therefore a hominid—that is, a hominin (cf Hominidae; terms "hominids" and hominins)
Human evolution Explore the fascinating journey of human evolution, from shared ancestors to modern humans, and delve into the processes shaping our species