#  Solving evolutionary mystery of how humans came to walk upright 

 





August 27, 2025

 

 

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*Gayani Senevirathne (left) holds the shorter, wider human pelvis, which evolved from the longer upper hipbones of primates, which Terence Capellini is displaying.*

*Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer*

New study identifies genetic, developmental shifts that resculpted pelvis, setting ancestors apart from other primates

**Source:** The Harvard Gazette

**Author:** Kermit Pattison

**Link:** [Full Text](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/08/solving-evolutionary-mystery-of-how-humans-came-to-walk-upright/)



 

 

 



 

 

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