Hominidae

Varying classifications are used in this area: sometimes only the members of the "Subfamily Homininae" below are included. Members of the Hominidae family are known as hominids.

Contains Genera :

 Genus Pongo? (orangutans)
 Genus Gigantopithecus - extinct
 Genus Pan (chimpanzee?s)
 Genus Gorilla (gorillas)
 Subfamily Homininae
  Genus Orrorin - extinct 
  Genus Ardipithecus - extinct
  Genus Kenyanthropus - extinct
  Genus Australopithecus - extinct
  Genus Paranthropus - extinct
  Genus Homo (humans)

Traditionally the forms outside of the Homininae have been placed in a separate group, the Pongidae. This turns out to be paraphyletic, so from a cladistic point of view should probably either been abandoned or occasionally restricted to Pongo?+Gigantopithecus.