Spinopelvic pathways to bipedality: why no hominids ever relied on a bent-hip–bent-knee gait
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First steps of bipedality in hominids: evidence from the atelid and proconsulid pelvis
Upright walking absent a bent-hip-bent-knee gait requires lumbar lordosis, a ubiquitous feature in all hominids for which it can be observed. Its first appearance is therefore a central problem in human evolution. Atelids, which use the tail during suspension, exhibit demonstrable lordosis and can achieve full extension of their hind limbs during terrestrial upright stance. Although obviously h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0962-8436,1471-2970
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0112