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The 80 pages that link to Bipedalism, each with the reason it gives.

• Human evolutionRelated: Upright walking is an early defining adaptation in the human lineage.

• TheropodaRelated: Most theropods held their bodies above the hind limbs and moved bipedally.

• PaleoanthropologyRelated: The timing, ecological causes, and anatomical sequence of its emergence remain debated.

• Homo erectusRelated: Its body proportions reflect a form of bipedalism adapted to walking over distance.

• HomininRelated: Habitual upright walking is a major adaptation in the hominin lineage.

• Homo sapiensRelated: Habitual upright walking shapes the human skeleton and frees the hands for other tasks.

• DinosauriaRelated: Upright hind limbs enabled many early dinosaurs to move efficiently on two legs.

• GaitRelated: Human gait is a form of bipedal locomotion.

• AustralopithecusRelated: Habitual upright walking is central to identifying australopith adaptations.

• DromaeosauridaeRelated: Dromaeosaurids were bipedal, with forelimbs available for grasping and display.

• HadrosauridaeRelated: Hadrosaurs could walk on two legs as well as move on all fours.

• CoelophysisRelated: Coelophysis's long hind limbs and reduced forelimbs reflect an upright, two-legged gait.

• Mary LeakeyRelated: The Laetoli footprints supplied direct evidence of bipedal walking millions of years ago.

• Hominin evolutionRelated: Habitual upright walking became a defining adaptation in early hominins.

• Homo nalediRelated: Homo naledi had lower-limb and pelvic anatomy consistent with habitual upright walking.

• Australopithecus sedibaRelated: Leg, pelvis, and foot fossils bear on how Australopithecus sediba walked.

• HomoRelated: Habitual bipedalism predates Homo and remains central to its evolutionary background.

• IguanodonRelated: Early restorations posed Iguanodon upright, while later evidence supported a more flexible stance.

• Sahelanthropus tchadensisRelated: The species' possible upright posture is central to claims about early hominin behavior.

• HindlimbRelated: In humans, the hindlimbs support the body and drive upright walking.

• Middle AwashRelated: Ardi's Middle Awash anatomy informs hypotheses about how early hominins moved.

• SahelanthropusRelated: The orientation of the skull and disputed leg-bone evidence inform claims of upright walking.

• MegatheriumRelated: Megatherium's powerful hindquarters may have let it rear upright while feeding.

• OrnithopodaRelated: Many early and small ornithopods moved primarily on two legs.

• Ground slothRelated: Strong hind limbs and a massive tail let some ground sloths rear to reach vegetation.

• HerrerasaurusRelated: Herrerasaurus's hindlimbs and body proportions indicate habitual two-legged movement.

• Homo ergasterRelated: The species’ long legs and body proportions indicate efficient terrestrial bipedalism.

• OrrorinRelated: Orrorin’s upper femur has features interpreted as adaptations for upright walking.

• PlateosaurusRelated: Plateosaurus could walk on its hind limbs, despite its substantial body size.

• TroodontidaeRelated: Troodontid skeletons indicate habitual movement on two hind limbs.

• Ardipithecus kadabbaRelated: Foot and leg evidence bears on whether kadabba moved habitually on two legs.

• CompsognathusRelated: Compsognathus’s hindlimb proportions suit the bipedal gait typical of theropods.

• Human skeletonRelated: Human skeletal proportions and pelvic structure reflect adaptation to upright two-legged movement.

• OrnithomimusRelated: Ornithomimus moved on its two powerful hind limbs.

• CarnotaurusRelated: Carnotaurus's hindlimbs supported a body adapted to moving on two legs.

• EuparkeriaRelated: Euparkeria's hindlimb proportions have prompted debate about its capacity for two-legged movement.

• GerenukRelated: Gerenuks briefly use a two-legged stance to reach foliage beyond ordinary browsing height.

• GiganotosaurusRelated: Its hind limbs supported an upright, two-legged stance.

• PoposauroideaRelated: Long hind limbs enabled bipedal locomotion in several poposauroid lineages.

• CaenagnathidaeRelated: Caenagnathid limb fossils indicate animals that moved on two hind limbs.

• DilophosaurusRelated: Dilophosaurus's hindlimb anatomy indicates a two-legged stance and gait.

• EffigiaRelated: Effigia’s long hind limbs indicate habitual movement on two legs.

• Frilled lizardRelated: When fleeing, the lizard can run upright on its hind legs.

• HypsilophodonRelated: Hypsilophodon’s hindlimbs indicate it was adapted for fast, two-legged movement.

• JerboaRelated: Jerboas move on their two hind legs, unlike most rodents that walk on four.

• SilesauridaeRelated: Several silesaurids show adaptations associated with moving on two hind limbs.

• AustralopithecineRelated: Habitual bipedalism distinguishes australopithecines despite their small brains.

• LagerpetidaeRelated: Lagerpetid hindlimb anatomy indicates that many members moved primarily on two legs.

• MacrotisRelated: Bilbies use their powerful hind limbs for hopping and rapid movement.

• PedetesRelated: Springhares travel in powerful two-legged bounds rather than a typical quadrupedal run.