Archive for August 20th, 2013

Extinct Ancient Ape Did Not Walk Like a Human, Study Shows

According to a new study, led by University of Texas at Austin anthropologists Gabrielle A. Russo and Liza Shapiro, a 9- to 7-million-year-old ape from Italy did not, in fact, walk habitually on two legs. The findings refute a long body of evidence, suggesting that Oreopithecus had the capabilities for bipedal (moving on two legs) […]