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The largest ape that ever walked the Earth, Gigantopithecus blacki, lived in what is now China and went extinct between 295,000โ€“215,000 years ago.

๐Ÿ“ Height: ~3 meters (9.8 ft)

โš–๏ธ Weight: 200โ€“300 kg (441โ€“661 lbs)

๐Ÿ“ธ Image: Paleo-anthro sculptor Bill Munns with his Giganto reconstruction in his Los Angeles backyard.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06900-0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantopithecus

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