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Primates: Dendrogram

Abbreviated Dendrogram
Archonta │ └─Primates ├─Strepsirhini └─Haplorhini ├─Tarsiiformes └─Anthropoidea ├─Platyrrhini └─Hominoidea ├─Hylobatidae └─Hominidae └─┬─Ponginae └─Homininae └─Hominini
Contents

Overview
Primates
Haplorhini
Anthropoidea
Hominoidea
Ponginae
Homininae
Hominini
Homo
Dendrogram
References

Dendrogram

The following dendrogram represents a somewhat misleadlingly linear "great chain of being" / "ascent of man" model of human evolution. Hopefully this will be corrected in future, as the various other branche son the primate evolutionary tree are fille dout. MAK120711

Archonta │ └─Primates MH ├─Strepsirhini MH │ ├─Lorisiformes │ └─Lemuriformes │ ├─Indrioidea MH │ └─Lemuroidea └─┬─Adapiformes X └─┬─Darwinius X └─Haplorhini ├─Tarsiiformes MH └─Anthropoidea MH ├─Platyrrhini ToL └─Catarrhini ├─Cercopithecidae └─Hominoidea MH ├─Proconsul X └─┬─Kenyapithecus X └─┬─Hylobatidae └─Hominidae ├─Dryopithecus X └─┬─Pierolapithecus X └─┬─Ponginae │ ╞═Sivapithecus X │ ├─Gigantopithecus X │ └─Pongo └─Homininae ├─Samburupithecus X ├─Nakalipithecus X └─┬─Gorillini │ ├─Chororapithecus X │ └─Gorilla └─┬─Sahelanthropus X └─┬─Pan └─Hominini ├─Ardipithecus X └─┬─Australopithecus afarensis X ├?─Paranthropus aethiopicus (if descended from A afarensis) X └─┬─Australopithecus africanus X └─┬─Paranthropus X │ ├?─Paranthropus aethiopicus X │ └─┬─Paranthropus robustus X │ └─Paranthropus boisei X └─┬─Kenyanthropus X └─Homo ├─Homo habilis X ╘═╤═Homo erectus X │ └─Homo floresiensis X ╘═╤═Homo heidelbergensis X └─┬─Homo neanderthalensis X └─Homo sapiens

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