Gigantopithecus Size

Gigantopithecus roamed the Earth 100,000 years ago. It is the largest ape that ever lived, standing about 1.8–2 m in height and weighed upto 300 kg or more. Large males may have had an arm span of 3.6 m. It most likely walked on all fours as modern gorillas and chimpanzees, when it stood on it's hind legs, it was close to 2.8 m tall.

Fossils have been found in Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam).


There ain't no king kong sized ape.