Walking on two legs

Neanderthals are not the exception: The modern male pelvis may be an evolutionary novelty

Neanderthals are not the exception: The modern male pelvis may be an evolutionary novelty

A comparison of two rare male pelvises from the Neanderthal lineage and 91 pelvises from modern humans suggests overturning a long-held assumption: the ancient structure was preserved in Neanderthals and modern women, while
The body structure of Australopithecus afarensis significantly limits its running speed. Imaging of the Australopithecus skeleton, with and without muscles | From the article, Bates, KT. et al., Current Biology, 2024

Evolutionary race

New study: An ancient species in the human lineage walked on two legs, but could not run as fast and efficiently as we do