pickI loved this update to what I learned 20 years ago about early hominids as an Evolutionary Anthropology minor, but you don‘t need specialized knowledge to enjoy this book. First, Jeremy looks at bipedalism throughout the animal kingdom, from dinosaurs to mammals. Then, he looks at the specific evidence of when humans became bipedal. Was the last common ancestor with chimps a biped? ⬇️ Finally, he looks at the costs of bipedalism to our bodies.
Megabooks ⬆️ So the assumption has always been that the last common ancestor between great apes (chimps, gorillas, etc.) and hominids was a knuckle walker and didn‘t stand upright, but there is emerging evidence that the LCA was a biped and knuckle walking evolved from that. Interesting stuff! 4y
Chelsea.Poole Gah! This looks so interesting. Gonna need a #blameitonmegabooks hashtag 😆 4y
Megabooks @Chelsea.Poole it really was, and I already need a #blameitonchelsea!! 😜💜 4y