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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.�Typham this is the title: The Paleobiology of Australopithecus