Hypothesis. Our ancestors evolved bipedalism as they developed tool use. Hard to prove, but, the hypothesis meets the requirements of an adaptation that would, does, increase reproductive outcomes.

Further reading https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils

#science #ToolUse #evolutionary #hypothesis
#hominoids
#paleontology

‘Early #hominoids emerged in a dryer and more irregular #environment than was previously believed.’ - @sciencemagazine

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq2834

#paleontology #hominoids An article published in the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" reports a study on #fossils of Oreopithecus bambolii, an ape that lived between 6.7 and 8.3 million years ago, in the Miocene period, in today's Italy.
https://english.netmassimo.com/2019/12/28/according-to-a-new-research-oreopithecus-bambolii-didnt-walk-upright-and-didnt-climb-trees