Peter FalkinghamNew paper on #hominid footprints, limb kinematics, and feet, out now in NatEcolEvo: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01929-2
We used #XROMM and #DEM #Simulation to view and model the foot sediment interaction.
The arch in early hominid tracks likely does _not_ reflect anatomy, but does inform about kinematics
Arched footprints preserve the motions of fossil hominin feet - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Combining modelling of living human participants and chimpanzees with analysis of fossil hominin trackways, the authors distinguish between the earliest evidence of modern human-like bipedal kinematics and earlier hominin precursors.