hominid - a primate of the family Hominidae

Australopithecus, genus Australopithecus - extinct genus of African hominid

Australopithecus afarensis - fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago

Australopithecus africanus - gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago

Australopithecus boisei - large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago

genus Zinjanthropus, Zinjanthropus - genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned

Australopithecus robustus - large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus

genus Paranthropus, Paranthropus - former classification for Australopithecus robustus