Human skeletal changes due to bipedalism
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The evolution of human bipedalism, which began in primates approximately four million years ago,[1] or as early as seven million years ago with Sahelanthropus,[2][3] or approximately twelve million years ago with Danuvius guggenmosi, has led to morphological alterations to the human skeleton including changes to the arrangement, shape, and size of the bones of the foot, hip, knee, leg, and the vertebral column. These changes allowed for the upright gait to be overall more energy efficient in comparison to quadrupeds. The evolutionary factors that produced these changes have been the subject of several theories that correspond with environmental changes on a global scale.[4]