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  2. Gigantopithecus - Wikipedia

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    Gigantopithecus (/ d ʒ aɪ ˌ ɡ æ n t oʊ p ɪ ˈ θ i k ə s, ˈ p ɪ θ ɪ k ə s, d ʒ ɪ-/ jy-gan-toh-pi-thee-kuhs, pith-i-kuhs, ji-; [2] lit. ' giant ape ') is an extinct genus of ape that lived in southern China from 2 million to approximately 300,000-200,000 years ago during the Early to Middle Pleistocene, represented by one species, Gigantopithecus blacki.

  3. The largest great ape to ever live went extinct because of ...

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    The species Gigantopithecus blacki, which once lived in southern China, represents the largest great ape known to scientists — standing 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighing up to 650 pounds (295 ...

  4. 9-foot-tall ‘giant ape’ mysteriously vanished. Their caves ...

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    Standing at 9 feet tall and weighing up to 660 pounds, Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest primate to walk the Earth. The giant ape — an herbivore with a fondness for fruit — appeared in ...

  5. List of largest non-human primates - Wikipedia

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    Largest non-human primates. Image Species Binomial name Weight range (kg) Length (cm) Height (cm) Native area Family Range map Eastern gorilla: Gorilla beringei:

  6. A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China ... - AOL

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    The largest ape on record stood nearly 10 feet tall. ... No Gigantopithecus fossils from the neck down have ever been found and documented. ... is known to have lived in northern China and farther ...

  7. Largest prehistoric animals - Wikipedia

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    Daeodon and similar in size and morphology Paraentelodon [64] were the largest-known entelodonts that ever lived, at 3.7 m (12 ft) long and 1.77 m (5.8 ft) high at the shoulder. [65] The huge Andrewsarchus from the Eocene of Inner Mongolia had skull 83.4 cm (32.8 in) long [66] though the taxonomy of this genus is disputed. [67] [68]

  8. Indopithecus - Wikipedia

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    Indopithecus giganteus (lit. ' Indian ape ') is an extinct species of large ape that lived in the late Miocene of the Siwalik Hills in northern India.Although frequently assigned to the more well-known genus Gigantopithecus, recent authors consider it to be a distinct genus in its own right.

  9. Aegyptopithecus - Wikipedia

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    It is known from a single species, Aegyptopithecus zeuxis, which lived around 38-29.5 million years ago in the early part of the Oligocene epoch. [1] It likely resembled modern-day New World monkeys , and was about the same size as a modern howler monkey , which is about 56 to 92 cm (22 to 36 in) long.