Prehistoric Cultures -- Universitiy of Minnesota Duluth

are advanced primates that walk around regularly on two legs. That is, hominids are humans and their bipedal prehistoric ancestors.
are classified as living or fossil members of the primate family Hominidae, which includes three (some say two) genera (which is plural of "genus"):
1. Australopithecus
2. Paranthropus (aka A. robustus)
3. Homo

See also:
- The Hooper Paleontological Museum
- Hominin Image Archive -- Mark Leney
- Hominid Species -- talk.origins
- The Hominid Family Tree -- PBS
- THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN -- Mikey Brass

Hominids
(Hominidae)

Early Human Phylogeny -- National Museum of Natural History

Times to Remember

| Primates -- Contemporary | Primates -- Prehistoric |

Family
Genus

Species

Variety

Example

Alternative Name

Hominids

(Hominidae)

Orrorin
tugenensis

"Millenium Man"

Ardipithecus

ramidus

Aramis

Australo-
pithecus

anamensis

afarensis

"Lucy"

africanus

Taung

garhi

aethiopicus

"Black Skull"

Paranthropus
(aka A. robustus)

boisei

"Zinj"

robustus

Swartkrans

Homo

rudolfensis

ER-1470

"Early Homo"

habilis

Homo habilis

erectus
"Java Man"
"Peking Man"

sapiens sapiens

Adapted from Intoduction to Physical Anthropology, 8th ed, Jurmain, Nelson, Kilgore, and Trevathan
(Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2000, pp. 285 - 290).

Hominids *(Hominidae)* Early Human Phylogeny -- National Museum of Natural History Times to Remember \| Primates -- Contemporary \| Primates -- Prehistoric \|
Family	Genus	Species	Variety	Example	Alternative Name
Hominids (Hominidae)	*Orrorin*	*tugenensis*			"Millenium Man"
Ardipithecus	ramidus		Aramis
Australo- pithecus	anamensis
*afarensis*		"Lucy"
*africanus*		Taung
garhi
*aethiopicus*		"Black Skull"	Paranthropus (aka A. robustus)
boisei		"Zinj"
*robustus*		Swartkrans
*Homo*	rudolfensis		ER-1470	*"Early Homo"*
*habilis*		*Homo habilis*
*erectus*			"Java Man" "Peking Man"
*sapiens*	*sapiens*
Adapted from Intoduction to Physical Anthropology, 8th ed, Jurmain, Nelson, Kilgore, and Trevathan (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2000, pp. 285 - 290).

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