The Paleobiology of Australopithecus

Kaye E. Reed

ISBN 10: 9400759185 / ISBN 13: 9789400759183

Editore: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Apr 2013, 2013

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Neuware -Australopithecusspecies 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 questionsregardingthe 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.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 296 pp. Englisch.

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• Titolo: The Paleobiology of Australopithecus
• Editore: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Apr 2013
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9400759185
• ISBN 13: 9789400759183
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu

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Riassunto

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.

Informazioni sull?autore

Kaye Reed focuses on community ecology to understand the framework of Pliocene hominin evolution and the interactions of living primates. She is currently exploring how changing environments affect Australopithecus evolution in Ethiopia. She also conducts research in South Africa to understand hominin landscape use along the west coast.