Ten feet tall and with teeth twice as big as a humans - and it really existed! Gigantopithecus was the largest ape that ever lived. Evident from only a few fossils, this beast is a continual source of fascination for people because of its size and the mystery surrounding it.
ANDREW HOLMES is a paleoanthropologist & PhD candidate at the University of Toronto - studying the evolutionary history of ancient apes. He catches up with MARK from Evolution Soup to talk all things Gigantopithecus. (Fully illustrated interview)
LINK TO ORIGINAL INTERVIEW VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfIbqfC4VHM
LINKS FOR ANDREW HOLMES:
Twitter and Instagram: @anthroholmes
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Holmes16
Ancient Apes & Our Earliest Ancestors ~ with anthropologist Andrew Holmes: http://bit.ly/37oV7IG
JULIO LACERDA (ARTIST):
A big, Gigantopithecus-sized thank you to Brazil-based paleo-artist Julio Lacerda for his kind permission to use his awesome artwork!
Website: The Casual Paleoartist: https://paleoart.tumblr.com/
Instagram: @lacerdajulio
Twitter: @JuliotheArtist
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