Gigantopithecus: Research Database Hominidae · Pleistocene (~2 MYA – 300 MYA) · South China & Southeast Asia Research Note: Gigantopithecus is known almost exclusively from fossil teeth and a few jaw fragments. No complete skeleton has been found. Research is active with major findings on diet, extinction, and evolutionary relationships in the 2010s-2020s. Research Finding … Read more
Khoratpithecus: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Khoratpithecus was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Chaimanee Yamee Tian 2006: Khoratpithecus and related taxa American Journal of Physical Anthropology Confirmed A 2006 Fossil … Read more
Lufengpithecus: Research Database Theropoda · Cretaceous · Unknown Research Note: Lufengpithecus was a theropoda from the Cretaceous of Unknown, providing important data on prehistoric life and ecosystem dynamics. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Schwartz Liu Zheng 2003: Lufengpithecus and related taxa Journal of Human Evolution Confirmed A 2003 Fossil Schwartz … Read more
Sivapithecus: Research Database Mammalia · Fossil Record Research Note: Sivapithecus was a significant fossil species providing important data on vertebrate evolution. Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Mahoney & Smith 2007: Sivapithecus and hominid diversity in the Miocene Journal of Human Evolution Confirmed A 2007 Fossil Mahoney & Smith, Journal of … Read more