Gorillini

Gorillini
Temporal range: 8 Ma - present
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Primates
Suborder:Haplorhini
Infraorder:Simiiformes
Family:Hominidae
Subfamily:Homininae
Tribe:Gorillini
Genera

Gorillini is a taxonomic tribe containing two genera: Gorilla and the extinct Chororapithecus.[1]

References

  1. Wood, Bernard; Harrison, Terry (17 Feb 2011). "The evolutionary context of the first hominins". Nature. 470: 347–352. doi:10.1038/nature09709.
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