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- Gigantopithecus - Wikipedia
Gigantopithecus ( dʒaɪˌɡæntoʊpɪˈθikəs, ˈpɪθɪkəs, dʒɪ - jy-gan-toh-pih-THEE-kəs, -PITH-ih-kəs, jih-[2]) [a] is an extinct genus of ape that lived in southern China from 2 million to approximately 300,000–200,000 years ago during the Early to Middle Pleistocene, represented by one species, Gigantopithecus blacki [3]
- Gigantopithecus | Size, Fossils, Facts | Britannica
Gigantopithecus, (Gigantopithecus blacki), genus of large extinct apes represented by a single species, Gigantopithecus blacki, which lived during the Pleistocene Epoch (2 6 million to 11,700 years ago) in southern China
- Did Bigfoot Really Exist? How Gigantopithecus Became Extinct
Based on these fossils, it appears Gigantopithecus was closely related to modern orangutans and Sivapithecus, an ape that lived in Asia about 12 to 8 million years ago With only dentition to
- We may finally know why the world’s largest primate went extinct - AAAS
Three meters tall and weighing 250 kilograms, Gigantopithecus blacki was the biggest primate that ever lived when it roamed the forests of what is now southern China from at least 2 3 million years ago Fossils suggest G blacki once had a large and stable population
- Gigantopithecus - Size, Diet, Fossils Facts with Pictures
When describing it as a new genus the choice of name was obvious and so von Koenigswald created Gigantopithecus with literally translates as ‘giant ape’ Since this first discovery over one thousand three hundred teeth have been tracked down, many of them from the Traditional Chinese medicine market
- Gigantopithecus: The Giant Extinct Orangutan - A-Z Animals
Gigantopithecus was the largest ape that ever lived; it would have dwarfed modern day orangutans Gigantopithecus wasn’t discovered by science until the mid twentieth century At that time, fossils of this extinct ape were known as ‘dragon teeth’
- This 10-foot ape was the largest primate ever. What happened to it?
A giant ape known as Gigantopithecus blacki survived for two million years in the dense forests of China, munching on fruits and leaves
- Gigantopithecus: Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
The literal 1,000-pound gorilla sitting in the corner of a natural history museum, the appropriately named Gigantopithecus was the largest ape that ever lived, not quite King Kong-sized but, at up to half a ton or so, much bigger than your average lowland gorilla
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