Gigantopithecus (/ dʒaɪˌɡæntoʊpɪˈθikəs, ˈpɪθɪkəs, dʒɪ -/ jy-gan-toh-pih-THEE-kəs, PITH-ih-kəs, jih-; [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] .

Jan 10, 2024 · Adults of this ancient ape stood about 10 feet tall and could weigh more than 500 pounds, wandering the thick forests of ancient China during the last Ice Age. Why this …

Many Chinese mythological creatures are said to resemble monkeys or apes. For instance, the xiao 囂 is described as "a long-armed ape" and the shanxiao 山魈 "mountain imp" supposedly had a human face and a monkey's body.

Jan 10, 2024 · The largest ape on record stood nearly 10 feet tall. New research on cave fossils in southern China has shed light on the mysterious demise of Gigantopithecus.

Jan 11, 2024 · The extinct species of great ape that once stood around 10 feet tall and weighed up to 650 pounds was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes, scientists in China and Australia report on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 in the journal Nature.

Jan 11, 2024 · “The largest ever primate and one of the largest of the southeast Asian megafauna, Gigantopithecus blacki, persisted in China from about 2.0 million years until the late middle Pleistocene when it became extinct,” wrote the researchers.

Jan 10, 2024 · What happened to the three-metre tall apes that once lived alongside orangutans? A new study suggests they were too slow to adapt to a changing world.

Jan 11, 2024 · But the giant apes disappeared well before humans arrived in the karst plains of today’s Guangxi province, according to the study into their mysterious demise led by Chinese and Australian...

Jan 10, 2024 · Australian researchers have helped solve a long-standing scientific mystery surrounding the world's largest-ever primate more than 200,000 years after it became extinct. The giant ape, Gigantopithecus blacki, roamed the karst plains of southern China up until between 295,000 and 215,000 years ago.

Jan 10, 2024 · Now, a team of scientists from China, Australia, and the United States believe that this giant ape went extinct between 295,000 and 215,000 years ago because it could not adapt its food...