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Is this even real? Isn't it just a supposed classification for Bigfoot? Adam Bishop 05:30, 29 Jan 2004 (UTC)

It is real, and I doubt it was invented by Bigfoot fans: the only fossils of this species were found in Java, which is nowhere near the supposed Bigfoot habitat. — No-One Jones (talk) 05:45, 29 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Meganthropus and the Scientific blackout

Meganthropus seems to be ignored by the entire mainstream scientific community. Is evidence of giant prehistoric men not popular within the scientific community because it goes against the dogmatic religious beleif that we were supposed to have been little ape-men?

Nonsense. Meganthropus is not ignored at all. It has a an accepted status of subspecies to Homo erectus, namely palaeojavanicus. I do not see how large-size hominids pose any problem to evolution theory at all. It is just variation as a result of isolation and natural selection. But of course creationists of course love to construe straw-man arguments to support their dogmatic beliefs. Yet evolution stands firm as a scientific theory with strong empirical support. Fedor 11:07, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Are Scientists even agreed as to how tall Meganthropus was? Weidenreich in his "Apes Giants and Man" suggests a being twice the size of a Gorilla. Furthermore, have there been any very recent finds of Meganthropus?

Why don't you read the article, buddy, and leave the fairy tale books on the bed room dresser. It clearly states that they are an estimated 2,75 meter (9 feet). Tall, that's for sure, but nothing phenomenal. Fedor 19:56, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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	Are Scientists even agreed as to how tall Meganthropus was? Weidenreich in his "Apes Giants and Man" suggests a being twice the size of a Gorilla. Furthermore, have there been any very recent finds of Meganthropus?		Are Scientists even agreed as to how tall Meganthropus was? Weidenreich in his "Apes Giants and Man" suggests a being twice the size of a Gorilla. Furthermore, have there been any very recent finds of Meganthropus?

			:Why don't you read the article, buddy, and leave the fairy tale books on the bed room dresser. It clearly states that they are an estimated 2,75 meter (9 feet). Tall, that's for sure, but nothing phenomenal. [[User:Fedor\|Fedor]] 19:56, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)