Teeth from Chinese Cave Illuminate Gigantopithecus blacki's Pleistocene Shift

Paleontologists in Guangxi, China, uncovered thirteen Gigantopithecus blacki teeth from Yanli Cave 1 dating to the Early–Middle Pleistocene transition (1.2–0.7 million years ago). The associated fauna anchors the deposit to EMPT, and the mixed tooth sizes suggest an ongoing dental evolution tied to climatic cooling and habitat change, filling a gap in the species’ fossil record.