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gigantopithecus  

Definition

  • Gigantopithecus is the name given to an extinct ape discovered by G. H. R. von Koenigswald, in 1935. The two species,Gigantopithecus blacki (named after Koenigswald's late friend and colleague Davidson Black) and G. giganteus (formerly bilaspurensis), are known primarily by teeth and jaws. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Gigantopithecus]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-N2PWXBPD-8

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