Gigantopithecus
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Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of giant ape, known from fossil remains in Asia and considered the largest primate to have ever lived.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ape
ⓘ
extinct genus ⓘ primate ⓘ |
| bodySize | largest known primate ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
Pleistocene megafauna
ⓘ
early Homo sapiens in Asia ⓘ |
| commonlyDescribedAs |
giant ape
ⓘ
megafaunal primate ⓘ |
| describedBy | Ralph von Koenigswald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
bamboo
ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ |
| estimatedHeight | up to about 3 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | several hundred kilograms ⓘ |
| extinctionEpoch | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Hominidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRange |
Pleistocene
ⓘ
Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ |
| includesTaxon | Gigantopithecus blacki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inferenceBasis | comparative anatomy with living apes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fossil remains
ⓘ
mandibles ⓘ teeth ⓘ |
| locomotion | likely terrestrial ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | from Greek for "giant ape" ⓘ |
| order | Primates ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment | subtropical forests of southern China and Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | orangutans ⓘ |
| researchField |
paleoanthropology
ⓘ
paleoprimatology ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | likely pronounced ⓘ |
| subfamily | Ponginae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| teethMorphology | adapted for tough vegetation ⓘ |
| teethMorphology | thick enamel molars ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Gigantopithecus blacki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1935 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King Louie (2016 film character)