Superfamily Hominoidea

Infraorder Catarrhine
Superfamily Hominoidea

"Apes and Humans"

a. Characteristics

size range 4 kg - 200 kg
located mostly in tropical rainforests of Africa and Southeast Asia (exception humans)
tubular tympanic bone
dental formula 2.1.2.3
- broad incisors
- primitive molars with rounded cusps
broad palates
broad nasal regions
large brain
no tail
reduced lumbar region
long upper limbs
- wrist lacks an articulation between the ulna and carpel bones; have a fibrous meniscus
hind limbs: broad ilium, broad femoral condyles, large hallux

List of Families:

Family Hylobatidae
(Gibbons)
a. Hylobates syndactylus, H. concolor, H. hoolock, H. klossii,
H. lar, H. agilis, H. pileatus, H. moloch, and H. muelleri

Family Pongidae
(Orangutans, Chimpanzees, Bonobos, and Gorillas)
a.   Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus and P. pygmaeus abelli
b.   Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii, P. troglodytes troglodytes, P.trogloydytes verus, and P. paniscus
c.   Gorilla gorilla gorilla, G. gorilla beringei, and G. gorilla graueri

Family Hominidae
(Humans)
a. Homo sapiens