Historical event

First Bipedal Hominins

Date: about 6-7 Million Years Ago

The emergence of hominins walking upright on two legs, a crucial adaptation in human evolution, freeing hands for tool use and other activities.

Tags: bipedalism, hominin evolution, human evolution, upright walking, anthropology, paleoanthropology, sahelanthropus, orrorin

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