Is it currently accepted that great apes are Pongidae or Hominidae?

Subject: Is it currently accepted that great apes are Pongidae or Hominidae?

Date: Fri Feb 16 14:14:15 2001
Posted by william
Grade level: 4-6 School: Mokena Junior High School
City: Mokena State/Province: IL Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 982350855.Zo

Message:


I have found seemingly reputable sites that indicate that the great apes are in 
the same family as humans (Hominidae) and others that indicate that they are in 
their own family Pongidae.  Which is currently accepted?

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