Jump to content

Homininae: Difference between revisions

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
edit caps, links
add source citation
Line 1: Line 1:
{{nosources|date=November 2012}}{{Taxobox
| name = Homininae
| name = Homininae
| image = South Djoum Chimp.jpg
| image = South Djoum Chimp.jpg
Line 20: Line 19:
}}
}}


'''Homininae''' is a subfamily of [[Hominidae]], which includes [[human]]s, [[gorilla]]s and [[chimpanzee]]s, and some extinct human relatives; it comprises all those hominids, such as ''[[Australopithecus]]'', that arose after the split from the other great apes.
'''Homininae''' is a subfamily of [[Hominidae]], which includes [[human]]s, [[gorilla]]s and [[chimpanzee]]s, some extinct human relatives comprises all those hominids, such as ''[[Australopithecus]]'', that arose after the split from the other great apes.


== Taxonomic classification ==
== Taxonomic classification ==

Revision as of 17:31, 25 June 2015

| name = Homininae | image = South Djoum Chimp.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Common chimpanzee
in Cameroon's South Province | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Chordata | classis = Mammalia | ordo = Primates | infraordo = Simiiformes | superfamilia = Hominoidea | familia = Hominidae | subfamilia = Homininae | subfamilia_authority = Gray, 1825 | subdivision_ranks = Tribes | subdivision = Gorillini
Hominini
and see text }}

Homininae is a subfamily of Hominidae, which includes humans, gorillas and chimpanzees.[1] It also includes some extinct human relatives. It comprises all those hominids, such as Australopithecus, that arose after the split from the other great apes.

Taxonomic classification


  1. "hominid, hominin, hominoid, human". National Geographic Style Manual. National Geographic Society. Retrieved 25 June 2015.