Terms for Human Ancestors

Had to clear this up today. So for reference, the names for the taxonomic divisions of human ancestory and our general end of the primate tree:

Hominoidea hominoid Superfamily Apes, hominids plus gibbons and some others
Hominidae hominid Family Orangutans, gorillas, chimps, and humans
Homininae hominine Subfamily Gorillas, chimps, and humans
Hominini hominin Tribe Chimps and humans
Homo human Genus Humans

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