3D fossil scans investigate the origins of bipedal locomotion in human evolution

Nov 29, 2024

One of the most fascinating periods in the evolution of the human lineage is the appearance of the first ancestors capable of bipedalism. Knowing the type of locomotion used by many fossil species—walking upright on the ground or climbing from branch to branch with the strength of their arms—has been one of the most classic questions in the study of the process of hominization.