Replica Gigantopithecus Skull
$438
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Gigantopithecus is believed to be the largest primate to have ever lived. Although quadrupedal, when standing on it's hind limbs, Gigantopithecus would have stood nearly ten feet tall and weighed around 1200 lbs. This prehistoric relative of modern orangutans lived between 1.3 and .3 MYA. This reconstruction of the skull of Gigantopithecus was made by Grover Krantz. Krantz, a professor at Washington State University, was a proponent of the idea that Gigantopithecus was a bipedal ape, moving mostly on two legs.
Specifications:
- Skull Length 30.5cm (12in)
- Skull Width: 30.5cm (12in)
- Skull Height: 38.0cmv(15in)
Stand Comes Complete With A Custom Cradle Designed Specifically For This Skull
Origin: China 7 mya 250,000 ya
Product of Bone Clones
Specs
| real replica | Replica |
| catalog type | Catalog Product |
| skeleton type | Skull |
| common class | Fossils |
| scientific class | Fossil Hominids |
| scientific order | Order: Fossil Hominids |
| scientific family | Family: Fossil Hominidae |
| scientific genus | Gigantopithecus |
| scientific species | blacki |
