Gigantopithecus: Difference between revisions

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]