The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins (CARTA): Body Fat and Bipedality by Matt Cartmill

The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins

Why are we the only two-legged creature to develop an exclusively upright gait? And what did it mean to the development of the human species? The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) at UC San Diego brings you foremost experts to explore the many facets of these questions in this fascinating series.

Body Fat and Bipedality. Matt Cartmill (Boston University) explains the connection between human body fat and bipedality.

9. Body Fat and Bipedality

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1. Foot and Ankle Diversity in Australopithecus

2. Pelvic Architecture of Australopithecus Sediba and the Genus Homo

3. Insights into Hominin Bipedalism from Gorilla Anatomy

4. Pleistocene Footprints and the Evolution of Human Bipedalism

5. Early Hominin Body Form

6. Limb Strength Proportions and Locomotion in Early Hominins

7. The Evolution and Relevance of Human Running

8. Bipedalism and the Evolution of the Genus Homo

9. Body Fat and Bipedality