Hominidae, a family of primates, include four extant genera: chimpanzees and bonobos (Pan), gorillas (Gorilla), humans (Homo) and orangutans (Pongo). Collectively great apes. Extinct genera include (for example) Australopithecus.
The word hominid is also used in the restricted sense of member or species of genus Homo. In this usage, all hominid species other than Homo sapiens are extinct.
Archaic Homo sapiens (Cro-magnon)
Approximate chronological order of appearance. But not a linear progression. Some were branches and offshoots, and there was overlapping.
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To see chimpanzees, go to a zoo. To see gorillas, go to Rwanda. To see humans, Africa and India are good places. To see orangutans, go to Borneo or Sumatra.