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gigantopithecus|dʒaɪˌgæntəʊˈpɪθɪkəs, -ˈθiːkəs|
[mod.L. (G. H. R. von Koenigswald 1935, in Proc. Sect. Sci. K. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch. XXXVIII. 874), f. Gr. γιγαντο-, γίγας giant + πίθηκος ape.]
A large fossil primate, sometimes considered hominid, belonging to the genus so called, which is known from bones found in China.
1943Palaeont. Sinica (Ser. D) x. 271 Gigantopithecus is to be considered not only as true anthropoid but as a type very close to the hominids. 1944Science 16 June 481/2 We seemingly do not know more of the provenance of the Gigantopithecus teeth than the fact that they were gathered from drawers of a chemist's shop. 1950D. P. Quiring Funct. Anat. Vertebr. xiii. 509 The third lower molars of Gigantopithecus have a mass about six times larger than those of modern man. 1965M. H. Day Guide to Fossil Man iii. 263 The fossil bones discovered with the new mandibles confirm that Gigantopithecus formed a part of this fauna. Ibid. 262 (heading) The ‘Gigantopithecus’ Teeth. |