Gigantopithecus
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Gigantopithecus was the largest primate that during from the Pleistocene Era (1.8 million to 10,000 years ago) large mammals ruled the Earth. Gigantopithecus is known to have lived in what is now China and Southeast Asia. He would have risen 10 feet high if he choose to stand up on only his hind legs, and probably weighed about 1200 lbs.[1][2][3] In comparison,gorillas stand only 5 to 6 feet tall and weighs about 300 to 430 lbs, and the heaviest recorded was 6 feet tall and weighed 589 lbs.
References
- ↑ Christmas, Jane (2005-11-07). "Giant Ape lived alongside humans". McMaster University. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
- ↑ Coichon, R. (1991). "The ape that was – Asian fossils reveal humanity's giant cousin". Natural History. 100: 54–62. ISSN 0028-0712. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ Pettifor, Eric (2000) [1995]. "From the Teeth of the Dragon: Gigantopithecus Blacki". Selected Readings in Physical Anthropology. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. pp. 143–149. ISBN 0-7872-7155-1. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
