IMO this provides considerable support for the theories of Aaron G. Filler, as documented in "The Upright Ape: A New Origin of the Species". Basically he suggests that the early ancestor of the great apes, roughly synchronized with Proconsul, was already bipedal. Interestingly, this article (Thorpe et. al.) was published in June of 2007, "The Upright Ape" was released in July 2007.
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If Man evolved from Apes, what did Apes evolve from?