Abstract
Information on the internet and elsewhere talks about giant humans or giant apemen existing in the past, or even in the present (e.g. Bigfoot). Is there any fossil evidence supporting these claims? Often the names Meganthropus and Gigantopithecus are mentioned as supporting evidence that giants lived in the past. Fossils have been attributed to these supposed 'species', which have been described in publications. Let's try to sort out fact from fiction about the 'giant' claims in regards to the Meganthropus and Gigantopithecus fossils, as well as