Submitted 13 hours ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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The largest ape that ever walked the Earth, Gigantopithecus blacki, lived in what is now China and went extinct between 295,000–215,000 years ago.
📏 Height: ~3 meters (9.8 ft) ⚖️ Weight: 200–300 kg (441–661 lbs)
📸 Image: Paleo-anthro sculptor Bill Munns with his Giganto reconstruction in his Los Angeles backyard.
Is there any evidence it stood on two feet? Figured it would look more like a gorilla then this.
It’s super cool that we can still see it even though the photograph isn’t real.
I thinkbots a real photo of a recreation of the ape.
No, it’s not a real photograph. It says so in the photograph.
Depicting what the extinct Gigantopithecus blacki looked like standing next to a modern human for scale.
Which one is which?
Basketball players and their girlfriends
Caption writer seems to be confused about what a real photograph is and what conceptual means.
We finally got a clear picture of bigfoot.
Wikipedia on gorillas:
The heaviest wild gorilla recorded was a 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) silverback shot in Ambam, Cameroon, which weighed 267 kg (589 lb).[30] The tallest gorilla in captivity was Gust, a western lowland gorilla that was captured as a baby in Belgian Congo and spent his life at Antwerp Zoo. He was 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in) tall. Males in captivity can be overweight and reach weights up to 310 kg (683 lb).
The banana is being covered by the dude’s left arm.
“We noticed you from across the canopy and like your vibe”
Chewbacca here is first mate on a ship that might suit us.
RAWRGWAWGGR
Raoh vs. Ken in Fist of the North Star.
Ken standing on a stool to reach all of Raoh’s pressure points
I think it would be cool if it was something a bit more human-esque.
Like less contrast between the colours of his fur/face, overall a bit less hair, let’s suppose it’s just more mobile than gorillas but not as mobile and agile as we are, but that it could make it less hairy due to sweating and whatnot.
And chimp faces are just a tad more human in my opinion than gorillas. And gigantipithecus… sounds like it might be more related to us than gorillas
Yeah, my dude just looks like a swole orangutan.
The Librarian, asked to comment, offered only: “Ook.”
Actually I went to read after writing the comment and while originally they thought it might be a hominin, now they think it is actually more closely related to orangutans, making my comment kinda stupid.
Don’t tell anyone. Well you can tell the Librarian. We’re scheduled for coffee next week anyway in the L-space. Feel free to tag along.
Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 9 minutes ago
“Holy FUCK, boys! He looks t’ be about a ten footer!”