- like
other lemurs,
Megaladapis was
specialized within its own niche. The
general expectations of tree
climbers such as
Megaladapis is that with an increase...
-
interpreted as a
species of
Megaladapis. The size may have been exaggerated, and the "round head and a
human face"
would not
match Megaladapis,
which had an enlarged...
- Megaladapidae, but the
current name was
given precedence since the
extinct genus Megaladapis was
removed from the family.
French zoologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire...
- Madagascar.
Following its
initial discovery, some
subfossil remains of
Megaladapis grandidieri (a type of
extinct koala lemur) were
mistakenly ****ociated...
- EX (c. 680 - 960 AD)
Megaladapis edwardsi EX (c. 1280 - 1420 AD)
Megaladapis madagascariensis EX (c. 1280 - 1420 AD)
Megaladapis grandidieri EX (c. 1280...
- the
giant aye-aye,
three to five
times as
heavy as the
extant species.
Megaladapis,
which had
three species,
reached the size of orangutans. The
eight sloth...
-
Daubentonia Lepilemur †
Megaladapis †Plesiopithecus? †Propotto
Cheirogaleidae Allocebus Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Phaner Lemuridae Eulemur Hapalemur...
- 1894) †
Megaladapis (Forsyth Major, 1894) -
koala lemurs †
Megaladapis edwardsi (Grandidier, 1899) - Milne-Edward's
koala lemur †
Megaladapis grandidieri...
-
Daubentonia Lepilemur †
Megaladapis †Plesiopithecus? †Propotto
Cheirogaleidae Allocebus Cheirogaleus Microcebus Mirza Phaner Lemuridae Eulemur Hapalemur...
- was also
heavier than most
modern lemurs, at 25.8–45.8 kg (57–101 lb).
Megaladapis is
another large extinct lemur at 1.3 to 1.5 m (4 ft 3 in to 4 ft 11 in)...
