Bipedalism

... You're making a very common error by assuming that evolution somehow has the goal of producing human characteristics - intelligence, tool use, bipedalism, etc etc. Judging evolution by human standards is understandable but fundamentally wrong. In sheer numbers, many other species are more successful. ...

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Smig I agree with you, but I suggest one small reversal. I suggest that bipedalism followed tool use. After all, if a pre-human needed to handle a tool or weapon, it would be much easier to do from an upright stance. Thus, after tool use became the norm, evolution ...

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... my own pet theories but I'll keep them for myself in fear of being mocked mercilessly :wink: the general Darwinian view is that the adaptation of bipedalism gave rise to tool use which in turn, gave rise to even bigger brains.

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Hi guys, I am new here but really like the good helping community so far... I have a few questions to ask My first question is Bipedalism in humans when compared to quadrupedalism in the great apes represents ? a convergence ORRRRR a derived trait I personally think it is a derived trait ...

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... child is born in an earlier stage of development, however, that allows a few years of brain development after birth. It may have had to do with bipedalism but perhaps also with a strengthening of the maternal instinct to make mothers (perhaps fathers as well) more willing to care for helpless ...

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