The Paleobiology of Australopithecus

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reed, Kaye E. (Editor), Fleagle, John G. (Editor), Leakey, Richard E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Science.; Paleontology.; Human anatomy.; Evolutionary biology.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Earth Sciences.; Anatomy.; Evolutionary Biology.; Science, general.

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,...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1:  Geological and Paleontological Context
• Part 2:  Sites and Species
• Part 3: Biogeography
• Part 4:  Paleobiology.