The more anthropomorphic primates of the Hominini tribe are placed in the Hominina subtribe. They are characterized by the evolution of an increasingly erect bipedal locomotion. The only extant species is Homo sapiens. Fossil records indicate this subtribe branched from the common ancestor with the chimpanzee lineage about 3 to 5 million years ago. Taxonomy Current evidence suggests that, about 2.6 million years ago, Australopithecus began to diverge into two paths, on the one hand to Paranthro… (More on Hominina)