bipedality
- a variation of bipedalism.
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The presence of thick-based, heavy tails, the ability to switch between digitigrady and plantigrady, and proportionally short forelimbs have seemingly encouraged the evolution of facultative bipedality in several iguanian, varanidan, lacertidan and teiioid lineages.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2013
What the mechanism is that might account for the effect of bipedality on limb preference – if it exists – is still a mystery.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2012
