Dr. Meldrum Explains Bigfoot Footprint Anatomy and Primate Evolution

Posted Saturday, October 03, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

I just came across a fascinating interview over on the Strange Airwaves YouTube channel, and I had to share it with you all. Dr. Jeff Meldrum, the renowned anthropologist from Idaho State University, sits down to break down something that has bugged skeptics for decades: could those iconic Bigfoot tracks actually be faked? If you've spent any time in this community, you know Meldrum's name. He's one of the few credentialed scientists who has taken a serious, methodical look at Sasquatch evidence, particularly the footprints. In this segment, he walks through the anatomy of the foot itself, and honestly, it gave me chills. Here's the gist: Meldrum explains what researchers call the "midtarsal break." Now, before you tune out thinking this is some technical jargon, stick with me. This is the smoking gun, folks. In human feet, the bones in the middle of the foot overlap and lock together to form that rigid arch humans have. That's what allows humans to walk upright efficiently. But in Sasquatch tracks, there's evidence of a flexible midfoot, more like what you'd see in apes and other primates. Meldrum describes seeing tracks in southeastern Washington, near Walla Walla, where he found about 35 to 45 individual footprints. Some of them were "half tracks," showing only the front portion of the foot with no heel