Exercise 6 Bipedal Adaptations of the Foot
Examine the skeletal material provided by your instructor (or the photos in the lab 14 exercise image library on pg. 423.)
- Which mystery primate is a biped?
- Describe two adaptations seen in this primate’s foot that indicate bipedal locomotion.
- How do these adaptations help the primate to move bipedally?
(Hint for Exercise 6 Bipedal Adaptations of the foot. Refer to image in pg. 423 to answer the questions.)