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Bioenergetics and the origin of hominid bipedalism

Rodman, Peter S., McHenry, Henry M.·1980·American Journal of Physical Anthropology
DOI 10.1002/ajpa.1330520113
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Compared to most quadrupedal mammals, humans are energetically inefficient when running at high speeds. This fact can be taken to mean that human bipedalism evolved for reasons other than to reduce relative energy cost during locomotion. Recalculation of the energy expended during human walking at normal speeds shows that (1) human bipedalism is at least as efficient as typical mammalian quadrupedalism and (2) human gait is much more efficient than bipedal or quadrupedal locomotion in the chimpanzee. We conclude that bipedalism bestowed an energetic advantage on the Miocene hominoid ancestors of the Hominidae.

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  • Upright bipedal walking has long been argued to represent an adaptation for greater walking economy.

    “Upright bipedal walking has long been argued to represent an adaptation for greater walking economy (Rodman & McHenry, 1980), as human bipedal walking is considerably less expensive than quadrupedal or bipedal walking in other primates (Nakatsukasa et al., 2004; Sockol et al., 2007).”

    From Forest terrains influence walking kinematics among indigenous Tsimane of the Bolivian Amazon (2022) · cites this paper as Rodman & McHenry, 1980

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Authors
Rodman, P. S., & McHenry, H. M.
Venue
American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1980-01
Volume
52
Issue
1
Pages
103-106
ISSN
  • 0002-9483
  • 1096-8644
DOI
10.1002/ajpa.1330520113
Cited by
250
References
0
Language
en
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