There is a great deal of research that shows why Bipedalism was a great adaptation for early hominids. Even though the Quadrapeds gained protection and moved faster from using the two extra legs bipedalism is still, in my opinion , a great adaptation. During the early and middle Miocene era it was a wet and warm environment however the late Miocene and the Pliocene era the drying of the rainforest increased and the savanna spread more quickly. In order to survive the savannah the early hominids had to adapt to the environment. For example, they would stand on two feet in order to look ahead in the dry grassland to see better and see more of it, giving them the advantage of being able to see if a predator is coming their way. Another advantage
