modern Homo sapiens. The creature stood tall and weighed between . It had a cranial capacity of 400–500 cc, which is comparable to that of a modern adult chimpanzee. Because mature brain size is attained within the first few years of life, the relatively small size is unlikely be attributed to the specimen being a juvenile. The skull also possesses features more commonly found in humans than apes, including a rising forehead and round eye sockets. Although the lower portion of the nose resembled a chimpanzee, the overall shorter shape was human-like. Likewise the lower portion of the face was protruded albeit to a lesser degree than in modern apes. A bony shelf found within the inner jaw of apes could not be found. Dart opted to describe the remains as a "man-ape" rather than as an "ape-man" to highlight the more human features present compared to the remains found of the more recent Pithecanthropus erectus. In 2006, Lee Berger announced the Taung Child probably was killed by an eagle or other large predatory bird, citing the similarity of the damage to the skull and eye sockets of the Taung Child to that seen in modern primates that are known to have been killed by eagles. There are talon marks in the eyes as well as a depression along the skull that is common in creatures that have been preyed upon by eagles. See also Selam (Australopithecus) List of human evolution fossils List of fossil sites References Works cited (paperback). . External links Downloadable 30 minute analysis by the BBC NPR Radiolab podcast about the Taung Child (also contains some ancillary material) Archaeological discoveries in South Africa Deaths due to animal attacks Australopithecus fossils North West (South African province) Prehistoric Africa Prehistoric South Africa 1924 archaeological discoveries Archaeology of Southern Africa Archaeological history of Southern Africa