What Did Theranthropithecus Do with Its Hands?
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Source: Dig Labs Project
The anatomy of a primate from the family Theranthropithecidae suggests bipedalism similar to that of humans. How far did things go?
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Introduction
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The anatomy of a primate from a family more closely related to baboons called theranthropithecus suggests similar type of bipedalism as sapiens. That left its hands to do other things. How far did things go?
