Bipedalism is a hallmark of being human and the human foot is modified to reflect this
unique form of locomotion. Leonardo da Vinci is credited with calling the human foot “a …

Background Following recent advances in bioimaging, high-resolution 3D models of
biological structures are now generated rapidly and at low-cost. To use this data to address …

Neanderthal foot bone proportions and morphology are mostly indistinguishable from those
of Homo sapiens, with the exception of several distinct Neanderthal features in the talus. The …

The adoption of bipedalism is a key benchmark in human evolution that has impacted talar
morphology. Here, we investigate talar morphological variability in extinct and extant …

Objectives The primate talus is known to have a shape that varies according to differences in
locomotion and substrate use. While the modern human talus is morphologically specialized …

Australia's native wild dog, the dingo (Canis dingo), is threatened by hybridization with feral
or domestic dogs. In this study we provide the first comprehensive three dimensional …

The hominin talus has figured prominently in previous studies of the functional morphology
of the talocrural joint, but the talocalcaneal and talonavicular joints have received …

In contrast to the well-established and highly accurate morphological methods available for
sexing adult skeletons, juvenile sex estimation is widely recognised as a difficult task that …

Objectives The study of the development of human bipedalism can provide a unique
perspective on the evolution of morphology and behavior across species. To generate new …

Abstract Objectives The El Sidrón tali sample is assessed in an evolutionary framework. We
aim to explore the relationship between Neandertal talus morphology and body size/shape …