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Homininae (the hominines), is a
subfamily of the
family Hominidae (hominids). (The
Homininae—/hɒmɪˈnaɪniː/—encomp**** humans, and are also
called "African...
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grouped with the humans, chimpanzees, and
gorillas in the
subfamily Homininae;
others with
orangutans in the
subfamily Ponginae (see classification...
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Orrorin is an
extinct genus of
primate within Homininae from the
Miocene Lukeino Formation and
Pliocene Mabaget Formation, both of Kenya. The type species...
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orangutans are a
sister group to
Homininae and are the
basal genus in the
great ape
family Hominidae as a whole.
Subfamilies Homininae and
Ponginae are both basal...
- The
Hominini (hominins) form a
taxonomic tribe of the
subfamily Homininae (hominines). They
comprise two
extant genera: Homo (humans) and Pan (chimpanzees...
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phylogenetic split of
Hominidae into the
subfamilies Homininae and
Ponginae is
dated to the
middle Miocene,
roughly 18 to 14
million years ago. This...
- chimpanzee, and
human species divided into
three genera in the
subfamily Homininae, and
three orangutan species in a
single genus in the
subfamily Ponginae;...
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selection to
favor bipedalism -
walking on hind legs. This gave the
Homininae's eyes
greater elevation, the
ability to see
approaching danger further...
- bipedalism. It is thus
possible that
bipedalism evolved very
early in
homininae and was
reduced in
chimpanzee and
gorilla when they
became more specialized...
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group to Ponginae, or the
sister to the
clade containing Ponginae and
Homininae. Like Sivapithecus,
Lufengpithecus had
heavy molars and
large canine teeth...
