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Gigantopithecus blacki, which stood 10 feet tall and weighed up to 660 pounds, thrived in the forests of southern Asia until a little more than 200,000 years ago. Skip Navigation.

Beginning about 2.6 million years ago, giant primates almost 10 feet tall weighing 551 pounds roamed the plains of southern China. Gigantopithecus blacki (G. blacki) towered over today’s largest ...

Gigantopithecus blacki in a forest scene (IMAGE) Macquarie University. Caption. An artist impression of a group of G. blacki within a forest in southern China. Credit.