Homininae

Homininae Temporal range: 12.5–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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
Tribe
†Dryopithecini Gorillini Hominini sister: Ponginae

Homininae is a subfamily of Hominidae, which includes humans, gorillas, and chimpanzees which are native to Africa.^[1]

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.

1. ↑ "hominid, hominin, hominoid, human". National Geographic Style Manual. National Geographic Society. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
2. ↑ Erin Wayman (16 November 2011). "What's in a Name? Hominid Versus Hominin". Smithsonian.com. Retrieved 25 June 2015.