Extinction

Study offers explanation for the extinction of absolutely massive 3 meter tall and 200-300 kg heavy Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known ape species ever, suggesting the giant apes was too slow to adapt to the changing climate and plant community in their habitat, which reduced the availability of nutritious food, based on dating techniques applied to fossil teeth and sediments from caves in China

Jan 22, 2024
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by

Gustav
Study offers explanation for the extinction of absolutely massive 3 meter tall and 200-300 kg heavy Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest known ape species ever, suggesting the giant apes was too slow to adapt to the changing climate and plant community in their habitat, which reduced the availability of nutritious food, based on dating techniques applied to fossil teeth and sediments from caves in China

Jan 22, 2024
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by

Gustav