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Gorillas, Chimpanzees, and Humans
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<div class="tree_txt_unlinked"><p>Recent molecular studies have determined that <em>Gorilla</em>, <em>Homo</em>, <em>Pan</em>
are all so closely related to each other that they should be placed in
their own subfamily: Homininae. All members of this group are primarily
terrestrial, though their habitats and diets varies significantly. All
have low rounded cusps on their molars, "Y-5" molar cusp patterns, and a
2.1.2.3 dental formula. Additionally, Homininae taxa have been known
to exhibit some form of bipedalism, including the facultative bipedalism
of <em>Pan</em> and <em>Gorilla</em> to the habitual bipedalism of <em>Homo</em>. </p>
<p><strong>Citations</strong>: Fleagle 1999</p>
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