Orangutan–human last common ancestor

Not to be confused with Hominoidea or Hominidae.
Orangutan–human last common ancestor
Temporal range: 16–11 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Superfamily: Hominoidea
Family: Hominidae
Type species
Homo sapiens
Linnaeus, 1758
Genera

Subfamily Ponginae

Subfamily Homininae

The orangutan–human last common ancestor (OHLCA, OLCA, or O/H LCA) is the last species that the subfamilies Homininae and Ponginae (i.e. the gorillachimpanzeehuman last common ancestor on one hand and orangutans on the other) share as a common ancestor. It is estimated to have lived 11 to 16 million years ago (TOHLCA) during the middle Miocene.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Jha, Alok (November 19, 2004). "Ape discovery fills gap in evolutionary jigsaw". The Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. "Ancient Ape Discovered: Last Ape-Human Ancestor?". National Geographic News. November 18, 2004. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. Hansford, Dave (November 13, 2007). "New Ape May Be Human-Gorilla Ancestor". National Geographic News. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

See also

Wikispecies has information related to: Hominidae
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