Homininae

• Worldwide

• Dryopithecini (†)
• Gorillini
• Panini
• Hominini

As Homininae a subfamily is ( a hierarchical level of the taxonomic system ) of the great apes ( Hominidae ) denotes where the gorillas, chimpanzees and humans, including all its ancestors are pooled, to their separation from the line of development of the orangutans.

System

For terminological confusion ensures that in the recent literature only hominin to man and his ancestors is to the junction of the chimpanzees ( ie: for the Hominini ), on the other hand is used in the older literature often hominid within the meaning of hominin. This is against the background that the taxonomist to the 1980s, the taxonomy of Linnaeus followed, the only orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees in the family of great apes ( Pongidae ) summarized and these of the genuine human family ( Hominidae; eingedeutscht: hominids ) - had faced - with Homo sapiens is the only living species. Due to genetic comparisons but was later shown that chimpanzees and gorillas are more closely related to humans than with the orangutans. Therefore, humans, chimpanzees and gorillas were together with all their fossil ancestors to a common taxon summarized ( the hominin ) and this in addition to the plant species of orang- utans ( Ponginae ) provided.