Gigantopithecus blacki, Partial Lower Jaw, Largest Known Ape

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). 





Gigantopithecus blacki, Partial Lower Jaw, Largest Known Ape 

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3.9x3.6x2.8in
Item 1386 

Category: Replicas
Type: Bones
Phylum: Vertebrates
Class: Hominids & Humans

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