fromIrish Independent
2 weeks agoIrish scientist helps crack mystery of how humans came to stand on two legs
The ilium is the big, flared part of the pelvis that anchors the powerful gluteus maximus muscles that humans use to stay upright. Differences in the illum between humans and other apes are a defining evolutionary difference. "The most important impact of the paper is that it shows us how changes to the formation of the ilium contributed to bipedal gait in humans," said Prof Nowlan, who began this research after meeting Dr Terence Capellini, a Harvard University anthropologist, at a scientific meeting.
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