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Subject: human plantigrady
From: littoral.homo@gmail.com (marc verhaegen)
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by: marc verhaegen - Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:35 UTC

I just sent this:

Dear professors Hatala, Gatesy and Falkingham,

I just read with interest your article
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01929-2
"Arched footprints preserve the motions of fossil hominin feet",
beginning with
"The longitudinal arch of the human foot is viewed as a pivotal adaptation for bipedal walking and running."

IOO, this is confusing cause and consequence:
- runners (bipedal or quadrupedal) are unguli- or digitigrade, incl. e.g. kangaroos,
- walkers (bipedal or quadrupedal) are often plantigrade, incl. e.g. humans, sealions.

IOO, a more correct sentence had been:
"The longitudinal arch of the human foot, used today for bipedal walking and running, is a consequence of our waterside past",
google e.g. "GondwanaTalks Verhaegen English".

With best wishes --marc verhaegen

"Open Channel D..." -- Napoleon Solo, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

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