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Based on the identifications and evaluations of the enamel surface of the Gigantopithecus' teeth, it shows that their diet consisted of mostly different kinds of fruits and grasses. [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=54904] Scientists are able to look at old remains attached to the enamel surface of the teeth, which allows them to identify the different kinds of plants they ate. [http://www.wynja.com/arch/gigantopithecus.html] | Based on the identifications and evaluations of the enamel surface of the Gigantopithecus' teeth, it shows that their diet consisted of mostly different kinds of fruits and grasses. [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=54904] Scientists are able to look at old remains attached to the enamel surface of the teeth, which allows them to identify the different kinds of plants they ate. [http://www.wynja.com/arch/gigantopithecus.html] Ciochon came up with a theory that the Gigantopithecus and other megaherbivores would not be able to depend on a limited plant source. So in other words, they were kind of forced to depend and live on a plant that was abundant in size. [http://www.wynja.com/arch/gigantopithecus.html] A needed plant that was almost unlimited was [[Bamboo]]. This was the nominee for the most likely plant that these animals lived on. [http://www.wynja.com/arch/gigantopithecus.html] | ||
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