#  Evolution of human hands progressed feet-first 

 





June 03, 2026

 

 

   ![Terence Capellini](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2026-06/image.jpg?itok=Q1l-xpu_) 

 

*Photo by Carlos Sanchez /Harvard University | The FAS Current*

  
A new study shows how natural selection for locomotion reshaped both extremities. The research was performed in the lab of Professor Terence Capellini, chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology.  
  
Author: Kermit Pattison

Link: [Full text](https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/evolution-human-hands-progressed-feet-first?utm_source=FAS+Reporter+2025-2026&utm_campaign=3a87ff0494-FASREPORTER_06_04_2026&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f4ed756ab6-3a87ff0494-443531198)



 

 

 



 

 

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