Hominoidea
Superfamily
Hominoidea
Superfamily
The Hominoidea superfamily, which is part
of the Catarrhini
infraorder, are collectively known as apes. This is the family to
which
humans
belong along with the other great apes, chimpanzees,
gorillas,
and
orangutans,
and the lesser apes,
gibbons.
Apes are characterized by their lack of tail and tendency towards
upright posture. Because of their relatively large body size, apes
hang below branches instead of balancing on top of them as do most
primates. Relative to their body size, apes have very large brains.
Apes have the following dental formula?:
2.1.2.3
2.1.2.3
Family Subfamily Species (common names) Gibbons Orangutans Gorillas
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