Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of great ape that lived in central to southern China from two million to approximately 215,000–295,000 years ago during the Early to Middle Pleistocene, represented
Gigantopithecus UIMNH
Friedemann Schrenk [de] holding the holotype Gigantopithecus blacki molar
Gigantopithecus is in the subfamily Ponginae along with orangutans (a male Bornean orangutan above).
Bigfoot, or Sasquatch, is a large, hairy, mythical humanoid creature said to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot is featured in both American and Canadian
Gigantopithecus
…and potentially archaic human activity. Gigantopithecus has become popular in cryptozoology circles as the identity of the Tibetan yeti or the American bigfoot, apelike creatures in local folklore. Gigantopithecus blacki was named by anthropologist Ralph von Koenigswald in 1935 based on two third lower molar…
Patterson Gimlin Bigfoot
"Sassy the Sasquatch" roadside attraction statue in the Garden of the Gods Wilderness within the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
An artist's depiction of Bigfoot
"Bigfoot" carving at the Crystal Creek Reservoir in Colorado