Lemur
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Lemurs are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea, divided into eight families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 extant species. They are endemic to the island of Madagascar. Most e
Lemuroidea
A life restoration of Babakotia radofilai, a sloth lemur that became extinct less than two thousand years ago
Close-up of a ruffed lemur's foot, showing the toilet-claw on the second toe and nails on all other toes
A six-tooth version of the strepsirrhine toothcomb in a ring-tailed lemur, with canine-like premolars behind it
Archaeoindris
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Archaeoindris fontoynontii is an extinct giant lemur and the largest primate known to have evolved on Madagascar, comparable in size to a male gorilla. It belonged to a family of extinct lemurs known
Lemur
…island around 2,000 years ago, over a dozen species of "giant lemurs" larger than living lemur species have become extinct, including the gorilla-sized Archaeoindris. Lemurs share many common basal primate traits, such as divergent digits on their hands and feet, and nails instead of claws (in most species). However…
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The skull of Archaeoindris was wide and short, with a pair of bony protrusions around the nasal openings (National Museum of Natural History, Paris).
Mandible and fragmentary maxillae of A. fontoynontii (1909)
Life restoration of Archaeoindris fontoynontii