Lewis O J
J Anat. 1980 Sep;131(Pt 2):275-98.
The fossil record supports the conclusions derived from the study of extant species that the Primates evolved a unique suite of characters in the articulations of the foot. The tarsal bones of African Miocene apes show specializations characteristic of hominoid evolution and provide reasonable precursors for the morphology of Pan, Gorilla and even Pongo. The OH8 foot is essentially ape-like in it major features, with many close resemblances to Pan. Although fairly clearly from a bipedal primate, it lacked important functional specializations found in the human foot.
化石记录支持了从对现存物种的研究中得出的结论，即灵长类动物在足部关节处进化出了一套独特的特征。非洲中新世猿类的跗骨显示出类人猿进化的特殊特征，并为黑猩猩、大猩猩甚至猩猩的形态提供了合理的前身。OH8足部的主要特征本质上类似猿类，与黑猩猩有许多相似之处。尽管它显然是来自一种双足灵长类动物，但它缺乏人类足部所具有的重要功能特化。
