Ape skulls? Human? Hominid?

This is basically why a lot of human paleontologists are against putting chimps into Homo (as H. troglodytes). It would force all of the fossil humans into Homo as well, so Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Ardipithecus would all be retired and subsumed into Homo. We could add subgenera to maintain the historical connection, but it would get confusing.I am against putting chimps into Homo for the above reason, but more so because the people who of late have been pushing it specifically want chimps, but not gorillas, into Homo. Gorilla would remain a valid taxon. Gorillas are only slightly less related to humans and chimps than the latter pair are to each other. If there is a 'natural' grouping, it should include all three into Homo.Mike

As a vertebrate guy, I am only capable of distinguishing among three 'types' of invertebrates: "bugs", "worms", and "calamari" Mike