After reconstructing the inner ear, the team compared it to scans of other extinct fossilized apes, modern-day apes, and ...

Despite those differences, “upright walking preceded the great ape/human split and likely started in Europe,” Böhme says. Measurements of three Danuvius limb bones, two of which come from the ...

For most people who were able to look past the illusion, an ape walking on all fours walking towards the right can be seen. If you still can’t see the image, try unfocussing your eyes.

Fossils of a newly-discovered ancient ape could give clues to how and when walking on two legs evolved. The ability to walk upright is considered a key characteristic of being human. The ape had ...

They have already afforded a glimpse of hominids that were so ape-like in nearly every respect as to accentuate their one human-like trait: upright walking. More than ever, paleontologists say ...

When an ape walks upright, weight is transmitted from ... toe -- this is a much more efficient way to transfer energy when walking upright. The imprints left behind at Laetoli clearly show the ...