Feb 1, 2024 · A new study of an ancient ape's inner ear suggests that the evolution of human bipedalism was not a sudden uprising, but a three-part process that bridged the gap between swinging in trees and standing on solid ground.

Feb 1, 2024 · NEW YORK — A six-million-year-old ape’s ear is offering clues about how humans learned to walk. Unraveling the evolutionary steps that led to human bipedalism has been a subject of great interest but has remained somewhat elusive due to the limitations of past studies and the fossil record.

Feb 20, 2024 · Researchers in the United States and China investigated the bony inner ear canal of an Asian Miocene-era ape skull fossil called Lufengpithecus using 3-D CT scans.

Mar 31, 2025 · The vain attempt by evolutionists to make an evolutionary connection between people and ape-like ancestors continues. This time, it is in regard to the inner ear of a supposedly six-million-year-old ape fossil called Lufengpithecus. To begin, scientists from New York University made a refreshingly blunt admission: "While scientists have long been intrigued by the question of how humans ...

Jan 29, 2024 · However, a new study, which centers on recently discovered evidence from skulls of a 6-million-year-old fossil ape, Lufengpithecus, offers important clues about the origins of bipedal...

The present study relies on the largest samples of African ape ear ossicles studied to date to address questions of taxonomic differences and the evolutionary transformation of the ossicles in gorillas, chimpanzees and humans.

Jan 29, 2024 · It turns out, it may have had to do with the inner ears of our ancestors. A new study, published in The Innovation, suspects that the skulls of Lufengpithecus, a primitive ancestor to modern-day orangutans, may hold the key …

Mar 3, 2020 · Studying the inner ear of apes and humans could uncover new information on our species' evolutionary relationships, suggests a new study published today in eLife. Humans, gorillas, chimpanzees,...

Feb 1, 2024 · The mystery as to how human beings learned how to walk may be hiding in a strange place: a 6-million-year-old ape's ear. According to researchers at New York University, the ancient ape called Lufengpitchecus' bony inner ear region is the key to how humans learned to walk, Knewz.com has learned.

Mar 3, 2020 · The findings highlight the potential of the inner ear for reconstructing the early branches of our family tree. They also offer the prospect of refining the controversial evolutionary relationships within the impressive diversity of extinct ape species.