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Ailuropoda microta is the earliest known ancestor of the giant panda.It measured 1 m (3 ft) in length; the modern giant panda grows to a size in excess of 1.5 m (5 ft).
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 to 200,000 years ago during the Early to Middle Pleistocene, represented by one species, Gigantopithecus blacki. [3]
Cave temple and foot print stone [10] Palapathwela Pallegane Pothgul Vihara: Dombawela: Matale: 6 June 2008: Buddhist shrine [6] Palapathwala Pallegane Pothugal Vihara: Dombuwela: Matale: 22 October 2010: Image house and dwelling house [18] Pallegama Raja Maha Vihara: Pallegama: Laggala-Pallegama: 13 November 1998: Image house with paintings ...
Russell L. Ciochon (born March 11, 1948) is an American paleoanthropologist.He was born in Altadena, California and received three degrees (B.A. in 1971; M.A. in 1974; and PhD. in 1986) in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. [1]
Drip-ledge, cave complex with inscriptions, rock inscriptions, pond staircase carved out in the rock to the North of the cave complex found in the land [4] Ganeuda Raja Maha Vihara: Samanabedda: No. 416 A Samanabedda: Dompe: 6 July 2007: Cave with dripledges, pond, steps and the inscriptions [12] Henarathgoda Railway Station: Gampaha town: 223 ...
The custodians of an ancient Hindu religious site in Malaysia are planning to install an escalator as an alternative for those visitors either unable or unwilling to climb the 272 steps leading to ...
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A further development of this variant of Hindu cave temples is the Kailasanatha temple, a monolithic rock temple at Ellora. This free-standing rock temple in a rock pit, which is closed off to the outside by a monumental two-story Gopuram, is considered to be probably the most impressive Hindu rock temple with a side length of 46 meters.