With an understanding of the anatomical features that infer bipedal locomotion, it is now possible to identify bipedal traits in the fossil record. This section examines the hominin fossils and localities that provide some of the best evidence for bipedal evolution.
Image illustrated from a photograph by David L. Brill, as published in Johanson and Edgar 2006
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