[HTML][HTML] Biomechanics and the origins of human bipedal walking: The last 50 years
Motion analysis, as applied to evolutionary biomechanics, has experienced its own
evolution over the last 50 years. Here we review how an ever-increasing fossil record …
evolution over the last 50 years. Here we review how an ever-increasing fossil record …
Footprint evidence of early hominin locomotor diversity at Laetoli, Tanzania
Bipedal trackways discovered in 1978 at Laetoli site G, Tanzania and dated to 3.66 million
years ago are widely accepted as the oldest unequivocal evidence of obligate bipedalism in …
years ago are widely accepted as the oldest unequivocal evidence of obligate bipedalism in …
Fossil footprints and what they mean for hominin paleobiology
Hominin footprints have not traditionally played prominent roles in paleoanthropological
studies, aside from the famous 3.66 Ma footprints discovered at Laetoli, Tanzania in the late …
studies, aside from the famous 3.66 Ma footprints discovered at Laetoli, Tanzania in the late …
Footprints reveal direct evidence of group behavior and locomotion in Homo erectus
Bipedalism is a defining feature of the human lineage. Despite evidence that walking on two
feet dates back 6–7 Ma, reconstructing hominin gait evolution is complicated by a sparse …
feet dates back 6–7 Ma, reconstructing hominin gait evolution is complicated by a sparse …
Laetoli footprints reveal bipedal gait biomechanics different from those of modern humans and chimpanzees
KG Hatala, B Demes… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bipedalism is a key adaptation that shaped human evolution, yet the timing and nature of its
evolution remain unclear. Here we use new experimentally based approaches to investigate …
evolution remain unclear. Here we use new experimentally based approaches to investigate …
Snapshots of human anatomy, locomotion, and behavior from Late Pleistocene footprints at Engare Sero, Tanzania
Fossil hominin footprints preserve data on a remarkably short time scale compared to most
other fossil evidence, offering snapshots of organisms in their immediate ecological and …
other fossil evidence, offering snapshots of organisms in their immediate ecological and …
Hominin track assemblages from Okote Member deposits near Ileret, Kenya, and their implications for understanding fossil hominin paleobiology at 1.5 Ma
Tracks can provide unique, direct records of behaviors of fossil organisms moving across
their landscapes millions of years ago. While track discoveries have been rare in the human …
their landscapes millions of years ago. While track discoveries have been rare in the human …
The morphological affinity of the Early Pleistocene footprints from Happisburgh, England, with other footprints of Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene age
Fossil hominin footprints provide a direct source of evidence of locomotor behavior and
allow inference of other biological data such as anthropometrics. Many recent comparative …
allow inference of other biological data such as anthropometrics. Many recent comparative …
Muscle moment arm analyses applied to vertebrate paleontology: a case study using Stegosaurus stenops Marsh, 1887
CA Brassey, SCR Maidment… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The moment arm of a muscle defines its leverage around a given joint. In a clinical setting,
the quantification of muscle moment arms is an important means of establishing the …
the quantification of muscle moment arms is an important means of establishing the …
Hominin tracks in southern Africa: A review and an approach to identification
CW Helm, MG Lockley, K Cole, TD Noakes, RT McCrea - 2019 - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Abstract Three Late Pleistocene hominin tracksites have been reported from coastal
aelioanites in South Africa. Two have been dated to 124 ka and 117 ka, and the third is …
aelioanites in South Africa. Two have been dated to 124 ka and 117 ka, and the third is …