Gigantopithecus blacki, Partial Lower Jaw, Largest Known Ape

Gigantopithecus blacki, Partial Lower Jaw, Largest Known Ape

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Gigantopithecus (in Greek, gigantas meaning "giant" and pithecus meaning "ape") is an extinct genus of ape that existed from roughly one million years to as recently as three-hundred thousand years ago, in what is now China, India, and Vietnam, placing Gigantopithecus in the same time frame and geographical location as several hominin species. ] The fossil record suggests that the Gigantopithecus blacki species were the largest apes that ever lived, standing up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) and weighing up to 540 kilograms (1,200 lb).
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