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Reevaluating bipedalism in Danuvius

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Fig. 1: Lower thoracic vertebra of Danuvius (GPIT/MA/10000-16) in comparative context.
Fig. 2: Evolution of vertebral formulae in anthropoids.

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  1. Center for the Study of Human Origins, Department of Anthropology, New York University, New York, NY, USA

    Scott A. Williams

  2. Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Thomas C. Prang

  3. Department of Anthropology, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

    Marc R. Meyer

  4. Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA

    Gabrielle A. Russo

  5. Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

    Liza J. Shapiro

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Williams, S.A., Prang, T.C., Meyer, M.R. et al. Reevaluating bipedalism in Danuvius. Nature 586, E1–E3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2736-4

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