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Early Biped Fossil Pops Up in Europe

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

Sketch of E. cursoris running at near maximum bipedal speed. Proportions of the animal are based on the fossil; its posture is largely based on the running style of similar living lizards. Science

When animals gave up the buoyancy of water to fight gravity and crawl about on land, it marked a major step in vertebrate evolution.