Topic summary
Hominids
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Hominidae.
Extant and fossil relatives of humans
Many extinct hominids have been studied to help understand the relationship between modern humans and the other extant hominids. Some of the extinct members of this family include Gigantopithecus, Orrorin, Ardipithecus, Kenyanthropus, and the australopithecinesAustralopithecus and Paranthropus.