hominin lineage

Hominins: From Hanging in Trees to Walking on Two Legs

Hominins: From Hanging in Trees to Walking on Two Legs The Hominins Beginning in the late Miocene and into the early Pliocene, upright walking tendencies began to develop among the hominin tribe. Upright walking tendencies slowly transformed into obligate bipedalism during the pliocene within the hominin lineage. This shift in locomotor strategy is notably marked … Read more