Wild chimpanzee behavior suggests that a savanna-mosaic habitat did not support the emergence of hominin terrestrial bipedalism
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add9752
Abstract: Bipedalism, a defining feature of the human lineage, is thought to have evolved as forests retreated in the late Miocene-Pliocene. Chimpanzees living in analogous habitats to early hominins offer a unique opportunity to investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: behavior; terrestrial bipedalism; bipedalism; savanna mosaic ... See more keywords
Preadaptive Stage for Flight Origin
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DOI: 10.1515/vzoo-2017-0025
Abstract: Abstract Bipedalism as a preadaptive stage for bird’s flight is considered. We attribute the formation of full bipedalism in bird ancestors with pelvic limbs transition from segmental to parasagittal position. This transition was fast enough.… read more here.
Keywords: bipedalism; preadaptive stage; flight origin; stage flight ... See more keywords
The African ape-like foot of Ardipithecus ramidus and its implications for the origin of bipedalism
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.44433
Abstract: The ancestral condition from which humans evolved is critical for understanding the adaptive origin of bipedal locomotion. The 4.4 million-year-old hominin partial skeleton attributed to Ardipithecus ramidus preserves a foot that purportedly shares morphometric affinities… read more here.
Keywords: ramidus; bipedalism; ape like; foot ... See more keywords