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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 7 2012, 10:09 PM (4,427 Views) | |
| Taipan | Aug 7 2012, 10:09 PM Post #1 |
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Gigantopithecus blacki Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of ape that existed from roughly one million years to as recently as three hundred thousand years ago, in what is now China, India, and Vietnam, placing Gigantopithecus in the same time frame and geographical location as several hominin species. The fossil record suggests that individuals of the species Gigantopithecus blacki were the largest apes that ever lived, standing up to 3 metres (9.8 ft). Due to wide interspecies differences in the relationship between tooth and body size, some argue that it is more likely that Gigantopithecus was much smaller, at roughly 1.8 m (5.9 ft). Recent estimates of its body mass suggest a weight of 200–300 kg (440 - 660 lb). The species lived in Asia and probably inhabited bamboo forests, since its fossils are often found alongside those of extinct ancestors of the panda. Most evidence points to Gigantopithecus being a plant-eater. Its appearance is not known, because of the fragmentary nature of its fossil remains. It is possible that it resembled modern gorillas, because of its supposedly similar lifestyle. Some scientists, however, think that it probably looked more like its closest modern relative, the orangutan. Being so large, it is possible that Gigantopithecus had few or no enemies when fully grown. ![]() Achillobator giganticus Achillobator (pronounced /əˌkɪlɵˈbeɪtɔr/; "Achilles' warrior/hero") is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia, about 90 million years ago. It was probably an active bipedal predator, hunting with the large sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each hind foot. It was a large dromaeosaurid: the holotype and only known individual of Achillobator is estimated as 5 meters (16 ft) long. The fossil remains of Achillobator were first discovered during a Mongolian and Russian field expedition in 1989, though it was not described and named until ten years later, in 1999, by Mongolian paleontologist Altangerel Perle, and Americans Mark Norell and Jim Clark, although the description was not complete and was actually published without the knowledge of the latter two authors. Est, weight 500 pounds. ![]() __________________________________________________________________
Let's try a smaller one! Edited by Taipan, Jan 25 2017, 10:40 PM.
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| Prathap | Nov 8 2012, 10:12 PM Post #16 |
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Heterotrophic Organism
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Gigantopithecus wins. |
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| Black Ice | Nov 8 2012, 10:14 PM Post #17 |
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Drom King
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Yea, like cats. |
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| jj5893 | Feb 22 2013, 07:55 PM Post #18 |
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Heterotrophic Organism
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You know what, despite my earlier post, the ape will probably win due to its strength and teeth. |
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| Molosser | Feb 20 2014, 02:01 AM Post #19 |
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Ursids, Canids, and amphycionids
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I vote giganto. It's larger stronger. Had the reptile not been slender and gracile it would've done better against the ape even when at a size disadvantage |
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| Vivyx | Feb 22 2014, 02:38 AM Post #20 |
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Felines, sharks, birds, arthropods
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I say Achillobator. I think that droms are sometimes underrated against some creatures and are thought to be made out of paper. |
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| Tyrannoceratospinosaurus Rex | Feb 22 2014, 04:26 AM Post #21 |
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I say Achillobator wins |
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| Jinfengopteryx | Feb 22 2014, 04:32 AM Post #22 |
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Aspiring paleontologist, science enthusiast and armchair speculative fiction/evolution writer
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Achillobator wins, IMO.![]() Credit goes to blaze. |
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| retic | Feb 22 2014, 05:09 AM Post #23 |
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snake and dinosaur enthusiast
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based on the previous post, i favor Achillobator. |
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| Ausar | Feb 22 2014, 06:06 AM Post #24 |
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Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can! Xi-miqa-can!
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From the looks of it, Achillobator didn't even need its macropredatory, machairodontine-like killing methods to kill the ape.
Edited by Ausar, Feb 24 2014, 10:48 AM.
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| Carcharadon | Feb 24 2014, 10:01 AM Post #25 |
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Shark Toothed Reptile
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Achillobator would decimate the gigantopithecus, due to the comparison above. |
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