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great apes and humans (family Hominidae)

gorilla (genus Gorilla)
human (Homo sapiens)
orangutan (genus Pongo)
genus Pan. bonobo (Pan paniscus) chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioral traits shared by all people originated from apelike ancestors and evolved over a period of approximately six million years. One of the earliest defining human traits, bipedalism -- the ability to walk on two legs -- evolved over 4 million years ago.
Jul 9, 2024
ape evolution from en.wikipedia.org
Among the genera thought to be in the ape lineage leading up to 13 million years ago are ... Human evolution is the evolutionary process that led to the ...
Many great ape specializations are thought to have evolved as adaptations to suspensory behavior, vertical climbing or both. The ubiquity of these anatomical ...
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Early Apes. Transitional forms between monkeys and apes date to around 20 million years ago. One of the earliest of these ape-like forms is Proconsulidae ...
ape evolution from en.wikipedia.org
This article is about the branch of primates. For other uses, see Ape (disambiguation). Apes (collectively Hominoidea /hɒm ...
Jul 9, 2024 · Humans and the great apes (large apes) of Africa -- chimpanzees (including bonobos, or so-called “pygmy chimpanzees”) and gorillas -- share a ...