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Gigantopithecus blacki

Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae

Taxonomy
Gigantopithecus blacki was named by von Koenigswald (1935) [This fossil was originally decribed from teeth found in a Chinese pharmacy, so the provenance of the holotype is unkonown.]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Gigantopithecus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Gigantopithecus blacki von Koenigswald p. 874

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderCatarrhiniGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1812
superfamilyHominoideaGray 1825
familyHominidaeGray 1825
subfamilyPonginaeElliot 1913
tribeSivapithecini
subfamilyRamapithecinaeSimonetta 1957
genusGigantopithecus
speciesblacki

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Gigantopithecus blacki von Koenigswald 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:23:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Gigantopithecus blacki (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guangxi) Gigantopithecus blacki (230325)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hubei) Gigantopithecus sp. (36208)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vietnam (Lang Son) Gigantopithecus blacki (92781)