Gigantopithecus lower jaw (cast) from the Cenozoic of eastern Asia. Public display, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. James St. John, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Long ...
One such example is a species considered the ‘King Kong’ of apes—Gigantopithecus blacki—which went extinct between 295,000 and 215,000 years ago. Its demise puzzled paleontologists for years.
Cryptozoology is a field of knowledge devoted to searching for and studying animals whose existence is disputed or not proven by science. Such creatures are called cryptids. There’s also cryptobotany ...
The gigantopithecus was the largest ape ever to have lived, and rampaged through what is now southern China as recently as 100,000 years ago. Standing nearly 10 feet tall (3m) and weighing up to ...
and the true tale of Gigantopithecus. The event takes place tonight at 6 at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 1 Wade Oval Dr., 216-231-4600, cmnh.org. Vitamin String Quartet For 25 years ...