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Homininae
subfamily of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Homininae is a subfamily of Hominidae, which includes humans, gorillas, and chimpanzees which are native to Africa.[1]
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Homininae | |
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Three hominines: a human holding a young gorilla and a young chimpanzee. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Primates |
Suborder: | Haplorhini |
Infraorder: | Simiiformes |
Family: | Hominidae |
Subfamily: | Homininae Gray, 1825 |
Type species | |
Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Most importantly, it also includes extinct human relatives such as Ardipithecus, Australopithecus, and earlier species of the genus Homo.[2] It includes all those hominid species which arose after the split from the other great apes.