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. |
Traditionally the forms outside of the Homininae have been placed in a separate group, the Pongidae. This turns out to be paraphyletic, so taxonomists encouraging monophyletic groups either abandon it or occasionally restrict it to Pongo?+Gigantopithecus. |