i. The skull of African ape-man resembled the skull of an ape. Its volume was about that of man’s skull, its cranial capacity being about 600 c.c.
ii. Jaws and teeth were like that of man.
iii. Its forehead was also like that of man.
iv. The structure of its pelvic girdle showed that it could walk erect.
The Australopithecus appears to have been animal hunting, flesh eating and shell cracking primate. Zoologist believe that these animals were the ancestors of man or a man with ape brain.