Interpretation of footprints from Site S confirms human-like bipedal biomechanics in Laetoli hominins

J Hum Evol. 2017 Jun:107:134-138. doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.04.002. Epub 2017 May 4.

Authors

David A Raichlen¹, Adam D Gordon²

Affiliations

¹ School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. Electronic address: raichlen@email.arizona.edu.
² Department of Anthropology, University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY 12222, USA.

PMID: 28478935
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2017.04.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Autralopithecus; Bent knee bent hip; Evolution; Evolution of bipedalism; Extended limb.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biological Evolution
Biomechanical Phenomena
Hominidae / physiology*
Tanzania
Walking*