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  2. Bipedalism - Wikipedia

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    Staying still on both legs. In most bipeds this is an active process, requiring constant adjustment of balance. Walking. One foot in front of another, with at least one foot on the ground at any time. Running. One foot in front of another, with periods where both feet are off the ground. Jumping/hopping. Moving by a series of jumps with both ...

  3. Facultative bipedalism - Wikipedia

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    Several dinosaur and other prehistoric archosaur species are facultative bipeds, most notably ornithopods and marginocephalians, with some recorded examples within sauropodomorpha. Different facultatively bipedal species employ different types of bipedalism corresponding to the varying reasons they have for engaging in facultative bipedalism.

  4. Human skeletal changes due to bipedalism - Wikipedia

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    Ape skeletons. A display at the Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge.From left to right: Bornean orangutan, two western gorillas, chimpanzee, human. 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 ...

  5. Plantigrade - Wikipedia

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    Out of the plantigrade animals, only a few, such as humans, kangaroos and certain rodents, are obligate bipeds, while most others are functional bipeds. List of plantigrade mammals [ edit ]

  6. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of hybrid entities from the folklore record grouped morphologically. Hybrids not found in classical mythology but developed in the context of modern popular culture are listed in § Modern fiction .

  7. List of lists of lists - Wikipedia

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    This list of lists of lists is a list of articles that are lists of other list articles. Each of the pages linked here is an index to multiple lists on a topic.

  8. List of alleged extraterrestrial beings - Wikipedia

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    List of reptilian humanoids; Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp; Fictionalized portrayals: They Live, V, Stargate, Star Trek, Worldwar, Gamehendge, etc. Tall, scaly humanoids. Reptilian humanoid beings date back at least as far as Ancient Egypt, with the crocodile-headed river god Sobek. The reptilian conspiracy theory has been advocated by David Icke.

  9. Mythic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    Artistic depiction of a Yeti, a mythical humanoid taller than an average human said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.. Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character.