Hominini - Wikipedia
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 usage exclude the genus Gorilla , which is grouped separately within the subfamily Homininae.
Hominin | Definition, Characteristics, & Family Tree | Britannica
2024年12月4日 · 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.
Homininae - Wikipedia
(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, both having extant (or living) species as well as extinct species.
Hominin Taxonomy and Phylogeny: What's In A Name?
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 lineage is ...
Hominidae | Definition, Characteristics, & Family Tree | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · Some reserve the tribe Gorillini for gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and their evolutionary ancestors and reserve the tribe Hominini exclusively for modern human beings (H. sapiens) and their extinct forebears (e.g., the Neanderthals, H. erectus, and various species of Australopithecus); members of the tribe Hominini are frequently referred to ...
Human evolution | History, Stages, Timeline, Tree, Chart, & Facts ...
5 天之前 · Human evolution, the process by which human beings developed on Earth from now-extinct primates. The only extant members of the human tribe, Hominini, belong to the species Homo sapiens. The exact nature of the evolutionary relationships between modern humans and their ancestors remains the subject of debate.
Hominin: origin, classification and characteristics
2023年9月28日 · 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 sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis, among other species. The only surviving hominin species is Homo sapiens sapiens, i.e. modern humans.
Hominidae - Wikipedia
Humans and close relatives including the tribes Hominini and Gorillini form the subfamily Homininae (see classification graphic below).
Overview of Hominin Evolution | Learn Science at Scitable - Nature
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 lineage, but ...
Hominin - New World Encyclopedia
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 ancestors.