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Babakotia is an
extinct genus of medium-sized lemur, or
strepsirrhine primate, from
Madagascar that
contains a
single species,
Babakotia radofilai. Together...
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anatomy suggest that
three of the four genera, Palaeopropithecus,
Babakotia, and
Mesopropithecus were
primarily arboreal and suspensory. The family...
- and M. pithecoides.
Together with Palaeopropithecus, Archaeoindris, and
Babakotia, it is part of the
sloth lemur family (Palaeopropithecidae). Once thought...
- Lamberton, 1936
Mesopropithecus pithecoides Standing, 1905
Babakotia Godfrey et al., 1990
Babakotia radofilai Godfrey et al., 1990
Palaeopropithecus G. Grandidier...
- †Archaeolemuridae
Archaeolemur Hadropithecus Indriidae Avahi Indri Propithecus †Palaeopropithecidae
Archaeoindris Babakotia Mesopropithecus Palaeopropithecus...
- habitat.
Traits of the
postcranium (skeleton
below the skull)
indicate that
Babakotia was the next most
closely related sloth lemur to
Archaeoindris and Palaeopropithecus...
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relationships between the
extinct and
living lemurs. A new
genus of
sloth lemur,
Babakotia, was
discovered in 1986 by a team led by
Elwyn L.
Simons of Duke University...
- †Archaeolemuridae
Archaeolemur Hadropithecus Indriidae Avahi Indri Propithecus †Palaeopropithecidae
Archaeoindris Babakotia Mesopropithecus Palaeopropithecus...
- Hawaii,
United States Undetermined. 3340-2890 BC Radofilao's
sloth lemur Babakotia radofilai Northern coast of
Madagascar 3290-2730 BC
Smaller Cuban ground...
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bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus),
indri (Indri indri), the
sloth lemur (
Babakotia radofilai),
Mesopropithicus dolichobrachion and
Palaeopropithicus cf ingens...
