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
Palaeopropithecus maximus skull
P. maximus skull (National Museum of Natural History, Paris).
Artist's reconstruction of Palaeopropithecus ingens
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Common Era
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Common Era and Before the Common Era are conventions used in the Gregorian or Julian calendar to specify whether the year is before or after the epoch. They correspond exactly to Anno Domini and Befor
Palaeopropithecus
…species are known, Palaeopropithecus ingens, P. maximus, and P. kelyus. Radiocarbon dates indicate that they may have survived until around 1300–1620 CE. Malagasy legends of the tretretretre or tratratratra are thought to refer to P. ingens. Evidence suggests a solely arboreal lifestyle with frequent…
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