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Human Ancestral Walking Patterns Studied
A new study suggests that the last common ancestor of humans and apes may have walked like a gorilla, based on shared wrist traits. This research could provide insights into early human evolution.
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Scientific American
Some extinct human ancestors and modern-day apes appear to share wrist traits that raise the question of whether our last common ancestor walked on its knuckles
2026-05-20 09:00 UTC