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HOMINOIDEA: GOING APE (AND TURNING HUMAN)

Welcome to the world of palaeoanthropology! Come along! Meet your ancient relatives from the first apes to our closest human kin!

 
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Hominoidea
†Rukwapithecus fleaglei
28.4 Mya
 
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Hominoidea
†Ekembo* nyanzae
20.0-17.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea
†Ekembo* heseloni
20.0-17.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea
†Equatorius africanus
23.0-13.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea
†Samburupithecus kiptalami
11.6 Mya
 
Hominoidea
†Langsonia liquidens
780 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Pliobatidae
†Pliobates cataloniae
11.6 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Proconsulidae
†Rangwapithecus gordoni
20.4 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Proconsulidae
†Nyanzapithecus spp.
16.0-13.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Proconsulidae
†Turkanapithecus kalakolensis
20.4 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Proconsulidae
†Proconsul spp.
28.1-13.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Proconsulidae
†Morotopithecus bishopi
22.4 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Proconsulidae
†Afropithecus turkanensis
22.4-20.4 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
†Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan
8.2-7.1 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
†Bunopithecus sericus
774-129 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
†Junzi imperialis
300-200 BC
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Symphalangus syndactylus
siamang
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Nomascus annamensis
northern buffed-cheeked gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Nomascus concolor
concolour gibbon, black crested gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Nomascus nasutus
eastern black crested gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Nomascus hainanus
Hainan black crested gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Nomascus leucogenys
northern white-cheeked gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Nomascus siki
southern white-cheeked gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Nomascus gabriellae
yellow-cheeked gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hoolock hoolock
western hoolock gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hoolock leuconedys
eastern hoolock gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hoolock tianxing
skywalker hoolock gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates lar
lar gibbon, white-handed gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates albibarbis
Bornean white-bearded gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates agilis
agile gibbon, black-handed gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates abbotti
western grey gibbon, Abbott's grey gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates funereus
eastern grey gibbon, northern grey gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates muelleri
Müller's gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates moloch
silvery gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates pileatus
pileated gibbon, capped gibbon
 
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Hominoidea | Hylobatidae
Hylobates klossii
Kloss' gibbon, Mentawai gibbon, bilou
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Dryopithecinae
†Limnopithecus spp.
20.4-13.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Dryopithecinae
†Udabnopithecus garedziensis
8.7 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Dryopithecinae | Kenyapithecini
†Kenyapithecus wickeri
23.0-13.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Dryopithecinae | Kenyapithecini
†Griphopithecus spp.
13.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Dryopithecinae | Afropithecini
†Otavipithecus namibiensis
16.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae
†Khoratpithecus spp.
11.6 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Hispanopithecini
†Hispanopithecus laietanus
11.6 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Sivapithecini
†Sivapithecus spp.
16.0-8.7 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Sivapithecini
†Ankarapithecus meteai
11.6-5.3 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Sivapithecini
†Indopithecus giganteus
11.6-5.3 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Sivapithecini
†Gigantopithecus spp.
3.6 Mya-780 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Pongini
†Pongo weidenreichi
Chinese orangutan
2.5 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Pongini
†Pongo hooijeri
Vietnamese orangutan
780 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Pongini
Pongo abelii
Sumatran orangutan
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Pongini
Pongo pygmaeus
Bornean orangutan
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Ponginae | Pongini
Pongo tapanuliensis
Tapanuli orangutan
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae
†Lufengpithecus chiangmuanensis
12.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae
†Lufengpithecus lufengensis
8.7 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae
†Danuvius guggenmosi
11.6 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae
†Pierolapithecus catalaunicus
12.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae
†Oreopithecus bambolii
8.7 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae
†Meganthropus palaeojavanicus
2.0-1.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Graecopithecini
†Ouranopithecus macedoniensis
11.6 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Graecopithecini
†Graecopithecus freybergi
11.6-7.2 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Dryopithecini
†Dryopithecus spp.
16.9-11.1 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Gorillini
†Nakalipithecus nakayamai
9.9-9.8 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Gorillini
†Chororapithecus abyssinicus
11.1 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Gorillini
Gorilla gorilla gorilla
western lowland gorilla
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Gorillini
Gorilla gorilla diehli
Cross River gorilla
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Gorillini
Gorilla beringei beringei
mountain gorilla
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Gorillini
Gorilla beringei graueri
eastern lowland gorilla
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Panina
Pan troglodytes
chimpanee
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Panina
Pan paniscus
bonobo
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Sahelanthropus tchadensis
7.0-6.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Orrorin tugenensis
6.1-5.7 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Ardipithecus kadabba
5.7-5.6 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Ardipithecus ramidus
4.4 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Australopithecus anamensis
4.7-4.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Australopithecus afarensis
3.7-3.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Australopithecus africanus
3.0-2.0 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Australopithecus deyiremeda
3.4 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Australopithecus bahrelghazali
3.5 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Australopithecus garhi
2.5 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Australopithecus sediba
1.98 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Kenyanthropus platyops
3.5-3.2 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Paranthropus aethiopicus
nutcracker man
2.5 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Paranthropus boisei
nutcracker man
1.75-1.40 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Paranthropus robustus
nutcracker man
2.04-1.95 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo sp.
LD 350-1
2.78 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo rudolfensis
2.4-1.84 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo habilis
2.25-1.74 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo gautengensis
1.80 Mya-800 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo naledi
325 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo ergaster
1.63-1.50 Mya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo erectus
2.04 Mya-112 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo floresiensis
hobbit
55 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo luzonensis
Ubag
50 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo antecessor
1.2 Mya-900 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo heidelbergensis
600-200 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo tsaichangensis
160-40 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo longi
309-138 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo sp. Altai
Denisovan
160-40 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo neanderthalensis
Neanderthal
400-24.5 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo bodoensis
600 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo rhodesiensis
500-275 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
†Homo sapiens idaltu
Herto man
160 Kya
 
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Hominoidea | Hominidae | Homininae | Homini | Hominina
Homo sapiens sapiens
modern human
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