Bipedalism

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title: Bipedalism
text: Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an animal moves by means of its two rear limbs or legs. An animal or machine that usually moves in a bipedal manner is known as a biped, meaning 'two feet'. Types of bipedal movement include walking or running and hopping. Several groups of modern species are habitual bipeds whose normal method of locomotion is two-legged. In the Triassic period some groups of archosaurs developed bipedalism; among the dinosaurs, all the early forms and many l
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description: Terrestrial locomotion using two limbs
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipedalism
date created: 2001-09-19T10:46:30Z
date modified: 2024-09-02T16:43:33Z
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