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Prehistoric Life

How tall was Gigantopithecus blacki?

An adult Gigantopithecus blacki stood about 3 m (9 ft 10 in) tall.

What is measured: adult, estimated standing height

Gigantopithecus blacki (3 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Doorway (2 m), Gigantopithecus blacki (3 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little taller than a doorway
  • About 1.8× as tall as an adult person
  • About 50% of the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 7.9× as tall as a bowling pin
  • About 25% of the length of a city bus

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Facts about Gigantopithecus blacki

Gigantopithecus is known mainly from jaws and teeth, so its estimated body size remains uncertain.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Gigantopithecus; American Museum of Natural History — Gigantopithecus

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Gigantopithecus blacki
Arthropleura armata2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)0.87×
Mammut americanum2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)0.97×
Hieraaetus moorei3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Mussaurus patagonicus3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Aepyornis maximus3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Kelenken guillermoi3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Macrauchenia patachonica3 m (9 ft 10 in)same size
Gigantopithecus blacki3 m (9 ft 10 in)this page
Glyptodon clavipes3.3 m (11 ft)1.1×
Arctodus simus3.4 m (11 ft)1.1×

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