Comments on: Orangutans & the (possible) Origins of Human Bipedalism http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/ Beyond bones & stones Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:03:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chimpanzees Gait Energetics & The Origin of Human Bipedalism « Anthropology.net http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-1897 Chimpanzees Gait Energetics & The Origin of Human Bipedalism « Anthropology.net Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:17:59 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-1897 [...] Jump to Comments In late May, I shared with you a paper that introduced us to the hypothesis of bipedalism originating in Orangutans. I thought it was a rather foolish hypothesis to make considering the wealth of comparative [...] [...] Jump to Comments In late May, I shared with you a paper that introduced us to the hypothesis of bipedalism originating in Orangutans. I thought it was a rather foolish hypothesis to make considering the wealth of comparative [...]

]]> By: John Grehan http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-322 John Grehan Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:45:15 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-322 The bipedalism of orangutans is of potential evolutionary significance because they share only with humans the ability to fully extend their legs while walking bipedally. As a uniquely shared feature this is another example of the extensive morphological evidence supporting a more recent common ancestor between humans and orangutans than African apes. John Grehan The bipedalism of orangutans is of potential evolutionary significance because they share only with humans the ability to fully extend their legs while walking bipedally. As a uniquely shared feature this is another example of the extensive morphological evidence supporting a more recent common ancestor between humans and orangutans than African apes.

John Grehan

]]> By: Quickie on Orangutan Bipedalism « Primatology.net http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-62 Quickie on Orangutan Bipedalism « Primatology.net Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:08:40 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-62 [...] Quickie on Orangutan Bipedalism Jump to Comments Primatology.net has a sister site, if you don’t know already, and that’s Anthropology.net. This evening I put up a post there that may interest any one keen to primate locomotion and/or human evolution. The post is specifically on orangutan locomotion, specifically on how some researchers have observed a set of Sumatran Orangutans exhibit bipedal tendencies. [...] [...] Quickie on Orangutan Bipedalism Jump to Comments Primatology.net has a sister site, if you don’t know already, and that’s Anthropology.net. This evening I put up a post there that may interest any one keen to primate locomotion and/or human evolution. The post is specifically on orangutan locomotion, specifically on how some researchers have observed a set of Sumatran Orangutans exhibit bipedal tendencies. [...]

]]> By: Primatology.net http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-61 Primatology.net Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:05:29 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/05/31/orangutans-the-possible-origins-of-human-bipedalism/#comment-61 <strong>On the biophysics of Sumatran orangutan swaying</strong> In almost one year of blogging here, we haven’t yet covered how the study of biophysics intersects with primatology. (Update: I realized I kinda lied, I forgot about this post on gibbon gait. Oops.) Biophysics, in a sense, is the study of the for... On the biophysics of Sumatran orangutan swaying

In almost one year of blogging here, we haven’t yet covered how the study of biophysics intersects with primatology. (Update: I realized I kinda lied, I forgot about this post on gibbon gait. Oops.)
Biophysics, in a sense, is the study of the for…

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