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Gigantopithecus (/ d ʒ aɪ ˌ ɡ æ n t oʊ p ɪ ˈ θ i k ə s, ˈ p ɪ θ ɪ k ə s, d ʒ ɪ-/ jy-gan-toh-pi-thee-kuhs, pith-i-kuhs, ji-; [2] lit. ' giant ape ') is an extinct genus of ape that lived in southern China from 2 million to approximately 300,000 to 200,000 years ago during the Early to Middle Pleistocene, represented by one species, Gigantopithecus blacki. [3]
German-Dutch paleontologist G.H.R. von Koenigswald first identified Gigantopithecus blacki about a century ago from large teeth sold as medicinal “dragon bones” at a Hong Kong apothecary. Some ...
Larger primates tend to need larger teeth to process more food to meet the energy requirements of a larger body, [22] but the evolution of postcanine megadontia is more likely due to the quality of the diet. The tough, “low-quality food stuffs" consumed by robust Australopithecines, coupled with their lack of food processing technology, lead ...
Reconstruction of Gigantopithecus blacki. The largest known primate of all time was Gigantopithecus blacki, most studies often cite heights around 2.74–3.66 m (9 ft 0 in – 12 ft 0 in) tall and weighing 225–300 kg (496–661 lb). [214] [215] [216] Some suggested that it would not exceed 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) tall with a bipedal posture. [217]
Genetic material extracted from a 1.9 million-year-old fossil tooth from southern China shows that the world's largest-known ape - an extinct creature dubbed "Giganto" that once inhabited ...
Standing at 9 feet tall and weighing up to 660 pounds, Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest primate to walk the Earth. The giant ape — an herbivore with a fondness for fruit — appeared in ...
Indopithecus is known only from teeth and jawbones found in the late Miocene of the Siwalik Hills, India. Based on the slim fossil finds, it was a large, ground-dwelling herbivore that ate primarily bamboo and foliage. Despite the specific name, it was approximately half the length of its Chinese relative, Gigantopithecus blacki.
The species Gigantopithecus blacki, which once lived in southern China, represents the largest great ape known to scientists — standing 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighing up to 650 pounds (295 ...