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 Speakers:

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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
Jeremy DeSilva	Foot and Ankle Diversity in Australopithecus
Steven Churchill	Pelvic Architecture of Australopithecus Sediba and the Genus Homo
Matt Tocheri	Insights into Hominin Bipedalism from Gorilla Anatomy
Brian Richmond	Pleistocene Footprints and the Evolution of Human Bipedalism
Carol Ward	Early Hominin Body Form
Christopher Ruff	Limb Strength Proportions and Locomotion in Early Hominins
Daniel Lieberman	The Evolution and Relevance of Human Running
Leslie Aiello	Bipedalism and the Evolution of the Genus Homo
Matt Cartmill	Body Fat and Bipedality
Steven Churchill Christopher Ruff Ajit Varki	Wrap-Up, Question and Answer and Closing Remarks