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Home Symposia Past Symposia

The Upright Ape: Bipedalism and Human Origins

Event Date (Pacific Time): 
Friday, Dec 16, 2011 - 1:00pm to 5:30pm
Venue:

UCSD - Robinson Auditorium

Event Chairs:

Christopher Ruff, Johns Hopkins University
Steven Churchill, Duke University

Event Sessions:

Media for each talk can be played by clicking on icons in the table below, or by clicking on the individual talk titles below and then the attachment file at the bottom of the page.

Speakers Session Media

Christopher Ruff


Margaret Schoeninger

Welcome and Opening Remarks
File

Jeremy DeSilva

Foot and Ankle Diversity in Australopithecus
File

Steven Churchill

Pelvic Architecture of Australopithecus Sediba and the Genus Homo
File

Matt Tocheri

Insights into Hominin Bipedalism from Gorilla Anatomy
File

Brian Richmond

Pleistocene Footprints and the Evolution of Human Bipedalism
File

Carol Ward

Early Hominin Body Form
File

Christopher Ruff

Limb Strength Proportions and Locomotion in Early Hominins
File

Daniel Lieberman

The Evolution and Relevance of Human Running
File

Leslie Aiello

Bipedalism and the Evolution of the Genus Homo
File

Matt Cartmill

Body Fat and Bipedality
File

Steven Churchill


Christopher Ruff


Ajit Varki

Wrap-Up, Question and Answer and Closing Remarks
File
AttachmentSize
PDF icon CARTA Dec 2011 Symposium map.pdf1.66 MB
PDF icon Robinson Aud map_with Handicap Parking.pdf1.67 MB


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