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Gigantopithecus
Taxonomy
Gigantopithecus was named by von Koenigswald (1935). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Ramapithecinae by Pilbeam et al. (1977) and Kay (1982); and to Pongidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Ramapithecinae by Pilbeam et al. (1977) and Kay (1982); and to Pongidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1935 | Gigantopithecus von Koenigswald |
| 1977 | Gigantopithecus Pilbeam et al. p. 694 |
| 1982 | Gigantopithecus Kay p. 209 |
| 1997 | Gigantopithecus McKenna and Bell |
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