What is a hominin? Why did hominins appear in the fossil record near the end of the Miocene? Make an argument for the evolutionary push for bipedality. What was the evolutionary advantage of standing upright? Think about natural selection; what in nature was selecting for the physical traits resulting in bipeds? Consider some of the physical traits for bipedality. Where were the earliest bipeds found? Consider the habitat and the climate. Was climate changing? Present any data that would support your idea.

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