Megaladapis
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Megaladapis, informally known as the koala lemur, is an extinct genus of lemurs belonging to the family Megaladapidae, consisting of three species that once inhabited the island of Madagascar. The lar
Megaladapis AMNH
Restoration of Megaladapis edwardsi
Skull of M. madagascariensis.
M. grandidieri skeleton
Palaeopropithecus
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Palaeopropithecus is a recently extinct genus of large sloth lemurs from Madagascar related to living lemur species found there today. Three species are known, Palaeopropithecus ingens, P. maximus, an
Megaladapis
…tratratratra, an extinct animal, refer to Megaladapis, but the details of these tales, notably the "human-like" face of the animal, match the related Palaeopropithecus much better. Megaladapis edwardsi: Scientific information…
Palaeopropithecus maximus skull
P. maximus skull (National Museum of Natural History, Paris).
Artist's reconstruction of Palaeopropithecus ingens
Darwinius NT