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1. Footsteps Through Time - Lesson 1
...lion years ago. Fossilized hominid footprints, dating to 3.7 million years ago, were found in Laetoli, Tanzania and have been attributed to A. afarensis. The Laetoli Footprints are a remarkable find because they show early bipedal behavior in a fossilized medium. Other Great Apes, such as gorillas, bonobos, and chimpanzees have been observed standing on two feet, but no other species is a habitual bipedal walker like Homo sapiens. There are a number of physiological changes that have to occur throughout the skeleton in order to support the body when walking upright. These changes can be seen in the po...
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