Recent finds of early hominid fossils suggest that bipedalsim evolved in the human lineage before the evolution of heavier molar teeth for chewing coarse and hard plant food. In what ways might bipedalism have been of net advantage to a chimpanzee-like ancestor of hominids?
Recent finds of early hominid fossils suggest that bipedalsim evolved in the human lineage before...?
I am reading The Ancestors Tale by Richard Dawkins right now -- and he is much more qualified to answer it than I am! The chapters between modern humans and the common ancestor of apes and humans have alot of helpful information in them. One idea I liked was the "squat feeding" theory... that hominids evolved "modern" feet because they squatted down to eat and forage.
Reply:You lost me with the first sentence...
Reply:walking upright and covering more distance more efficiently and being able to see farhter away
Reply:Bipedalism frees the upper limb for more precise tasks like toolmaking and throwing.
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