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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] 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] | 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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They came with the conclusion that bamboo was a huge product of the Gigantopithecus' diet due to long evaluation and study of their teeth. Ciochon came to find that their teeth ended up having low crowns with flat, thick-enameled caps. These teeth happened to resemble [[molars]]. Then their canine teeth were anything but sharp and pointy. They ended up looking broad and flat, which is what premolars are supposed to look like. [http://www.wynja.com/arch/gigantopithecus.html] All of these observations prove that the animal must have become used to eating foods that were filled with fiber. They would've had to become accustomed to consuming the bamboo by crushing, grinding, and cutting it with their teeth. [http://www.wynja.com/arch/gigantopithecus.html] | |||
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