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bipedalism

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Noun1.bipedalism - the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible"
bodily property - an attribute of the body


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Using carbon isotope analyses on the oldest known, nearly complete skeleton of a hominid, Ambrose indicated that Ardipithecus ramidus took its first steps toward bipedalism not on the open, grassy savanna, but in a wooded landscape.
If we're right, it means you can't rely on bipedalism to tell whether you're looking at a human or another ape ancestor," says anthropologist and study coauthor Robin H.
She said: "Our results suggest bipedalism is used to navigate the smallest branches, where the tastiest fruits are, and to reach further to help cross between trees.
 
 
 
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