Sentences with phrase «for bipedalism»

Losing a genetic switch that increases production of a protein called GDF6 may have created the big toe and helped shape the human foot for bipedalism, scientists propose in a paper published online January 7 in Cell.

Not exact matches

For decades anthropologists have argued the «savanna hypothesis»: that bipedalism evolved on the savannas of Africa as spreading grasslands forced our ancestors to walk increasing distances across open territory.

For the origins of bipedalism, for example, Owen Lovejoy is centre - stage, though many of the objections raised to his theory are given an airiFor the origins of bipedalism, for example, Owen Lovejoy is centre - stage, though many of the objections raised to his theory are given an airifor example, Owen Lovejoy is centre - stage, though many of the objections raised to his theory are given an airing.

In that case, bipedalism must have emerged for different reasons.

These feet provide insights into the evolution of bipedalism and, together with the rest of the skeleton, have implications for hominin dispersal events into Asia.

Now I would like you to explain this: «Of course the other larger animals were no match for stick - wielding gangster bipedalism and the proto - dinasaurs took over but they did not evolve very much for many millions of years.

Of course the other larger animals were no match for stick - wielding gangster bipedalism and the proto - dinasaurs took over but they did not evolve very much for many millions of years.