SUMMARY OF PRESENTATION
     Phylogenetic tree to show the family 
     Hominidae
     Lines of Evidence that Support the Idea of 
     Common Ancestors for Living Hominid, 
     Humans included
     Characteristics that Humans share with the 
     African Apes
     Anatomical Differences between the 
     African Apes and Humans 
   PHYLOGENETIC TREE TO SHOW THE 
   FAMILY HOMINIDAE
    Before we look at the phylogenetic tree we must 
    first study the  classification of humans.
    Humans are found in the class mammalia.
    They belong to the order Primates and then
    They are found in the sub-order Anthropoidea
    This sub-order is made up of 2 families.
    These are family Hylobatidae, and family 
    Hominidae.
    Humans fall into the family Hominidae.
   PHYLOGENETIC TREE TO SHOW THE 
   FAMILY HOMINIDAE
    Then genus Homo
    Finally species Homo 
    sapiens 
    This is all shown in the 
    picture alongside.
    Here we often come 
    across the terms 
    hominid and hominin.
    Lets look at these 2 
    terms.
                     Classification of Humans
   PHYLOGENETIC TREE TO SHOW THE 
   FAMILY HOMINIDAE
    Hominid refers to the group which contains 
    modern humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and 
    orangutans.
    It also includes all their immediate ancestors.
    In other words all the organisms found in the family 
    Hominidae.
    Hominin refers to modern humans and all the 
    extinct human species.
    It also includes all our immediate ancestors.
    Now will look at how the humans are similar and 
    different to the African apes.
    PHYLOGENETIC TREE TO SHOW THE 
    FAMILY HOMINIDAE
     The African 
      apes include the 
      gorillas, chimpanzee 
      and bonobos.
    Now lets look at the            Chimpanzee
      phylogenetic tree.
                                                 Bonobos