Primate Taxomony
Primates are divisible into numerous biological taxa on several levels. There are several possible taxonomical systems, and these have changed over time. The following classification is a simplified version of Jolly and White, 1995, Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, Fifth Edition. (This version makes a radical departure from previous standards by placing chimpanzees and gorillas in the same family as humans (Hominidae). Older versions placed only humans in this taxon and refer to any human fossil forms as hominid to mark their distinct evolutionary direction. Jolly and White substitute the term hominin to indicate an exclusively human direction.)