hominids

1. The biological family that includes our species , Homo sapiens. This family has also included Neanderthals and other forerunners of today's humans, such as Australopithecus, Homo erectus, and Homo habilis . Today's human beings are the only surviving hominids.

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Never before have hominids of that age been found in such good condition.

From The Daily Beast

Molecular biology places the distinction between hominids and chimpanzees at four million years ago.

From Project Gutenberg