What is australopithecus
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it a fossil bipedal primate with both ape-like and human characteristics, found in Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene deposits ( c. 4 million to 1 million years old) in Africa.
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(1) Australopithecus is considered as connecting link between ape and man.
(2) Its fossils were obtained from Toung valley in South Africa, from Ethiopia and Tanzania.
(3) it was in late Piocene or early Pleistocene epoch about 4 to 1.8 million years ago.
(4) It was about 4 feet tall. It had prognathus face, with larger jaws. Chin was absent.
5) Lumbar curvature was present.
(6) It walked upright.
(7) The cranial capacity was about 450 to 600 CC. Therefore, it was called man with pe brain.
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