CLM combines crawling and walking locomotion mode.
The large number of specimens, the small grain-size of the sediments and the variety of circumstances in which specimens were preserved provide detailed information about Kimberella′s external form, internal anatomy, locomotion and feeding style.
An initial finding was the observation that the elevated plus-maze needed to be adapted to accommodate the hopping-style locomotion of the gerbil.
Species with indexes lying between those of clearly recognizable locomotor types represent transitional types, whose style of locomotion really does manifest features of both of the bracketing categories.
And through it all he continued to perform in blackface, embellished by giant lips painted over the cork, an ill-fitting suit, a preternaturally unhurried style of locomotion, and a cringing "Uh-huh, boss" lazy drawl.
Penn is six feet six, nearly a foot taller than his partner, and happens to be that rare person to whom the word "shambling" can be appropriately applied — although he also crosses the stage at times in a style of locomotion he describes, quite accurately, as grooving.
This style of locomotion is advantageous for cruising because it is mechanically more efficient [29] and gives more thrust per stroke at high speed [5] compared to drag-based swimming.
With the body held close to the substrate, this style of locomotion is well suited to moving in confined places, and presumably also for digging through and under leaf litter.
Thus, the overall size of the birth canal can be viewed as an evolutionary compromise between two advantageous features of human evolution – increased brain size as well as the new style of locomotion.
Many natural organisms such as the water strider can perform extreme styles of locomotion – such as flying, floating, swimming, or jumping on water – with great ease despite a lack of complex cognitive skills.
