Editors:
- Focuses on understanding the palaeoanthropology of a particular genus, Australopithecus
- Synthesizes information on the genus Australopithecus
- Discusses alpha taxonomy, adaptive radiations, adaptations, phylogeny, biogeography, and paleoecology of the various species ?
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology (VERT)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Geological and Paleontological Context
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Front Matter
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Sites and Species
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Front Matter
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About this book
Australopithecus species have been the topic of much debate in palaeoanthropology since Raymond Dart described the first species, Australopithecus africanus, in 1925. This volume synthesizes the geological and paleontological context of the species in East and South Africa; covers individual sites, such as Dikika, Hadar, Sterkfontein, and Malapa; debates the alpha taxonomy of some of the species; and addresses questions regarding the movements of the species across the continent. Additional chapters discuss the genus in terms of sexual dimorphism, diet reconstruction using microwear and isotopic methodologies, postural and locomotor behavior, and ontogeny.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Human Origins, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
Kaye E. Reed
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Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, USA
John G. Fleagle
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Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA
Richard E. Leakey
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Paleobiology of Australopithecus
Editors: Kaye E. Reed, John G. Fleagle, Richard E. Leakey
Series Title: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5919-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5918-3Published: 04 April 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8240-1Published: 08 February 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5919-0Published: 15 March 2013
Series ISSN: 1877-9077
Series E-ISSN: 1877-9085
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 282
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 69 illustrations in colour
Topics: Paleontology, Anatomy, Evolutionary Biology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary