Evolution Gigantopithecus
g. bilaspurensis jaw
in past, gigantopithecus blacki (g. blacki) thought closely related hominins, particularly australopithecus, on basis of molar evidence; regarded result of convergent evolution. gigantopithecus placed in subfamily ponginae along orangutan.
gigantopithecus bilaspurensis (g. bilaspuresis) large fossil ape identified few jaw bones , teeth india. species lived 6 9 million years ago in miocene. related g. blacki.
dating 5 million years before g. blacki, separate species, gigantopithecus giganteus (g. giganteus), known extremely fragmentary remains northern india , china. in guangxi region of china, teeth of species discovered in limestone formations in daxin , wuming, north of nanning. despite name, g. giganteus believed have been half size of g. blacki. based on slim fossil finds, large, ground-dwelling herbivore ate bamboo , foliage.
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