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Megaladapis, informally known as the koala lemur, [1] [2] is an extinct genus of lemurs belonging to the family Megaladapidae, consisting of three species that once inhabited the island of Madagascar. The largest measured between 1.3 to 1.5 m (4 to 5 ft) in length.
†Megaladapis grandidieri (Standing, 1905) - Grandidier's koala lemur †Megaladapis madagascariensis (Forsyth Major, 1894) - tokandia; Lemuridae (Gray, 1821) †Pachylemur (Lamberton, 1948) - giant ruffed lemurs †Pachylemur insignis (Filhol, 1895) - central giant ruffed lemur †Pachylemur jullyi (G. Grandidier, 1899) - central giant ruffed ...
Subfossil lemurs are lemurs from Madagascar that are represented by recent remains dating from nearly 26,000 years ago to approximately 560 years ago (from the late Pleistocene until the Holocene). They include both extant and extinct species, although the term more frequently refers to the extinct giant lemurs. The diversity of subfossil lemur ...
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 as "sloth lemurs" (Palaeopropithecidae) and, because of its extremely large size, it has been compared to the ground sloths that once roamed North and South America.
It has been believed that the giant sloth lemur Archaeoindris had been living when humans first set foot on Madagascar at approximately 350 BC. [6] Subfossil evidence suggested that Megaladapis grandidieri was the last extant lemuroid species, with the subfossil sample being dated 900–1040 AD. [1]
Megaladapis is another large extinct lemur at 1.3 to 1.5 m (4 ft 3 in to 4 ft 11 in) in length [citation needed] and an average body mass of around 140 kg (310 lb). [228] Other estimates suggest 46.5–85.1 kg (103–188 lb) but its still much larger than any extant lemur. [227]
Genus Prolemur (greater bamboo lemur): one species; Genus Varecia (ruffed lemurs): two species; Family Lepilemuridae. Genus Lepilemur (sportive lemurs): twenty-five species; Family Megaladapidae† (koala lemurs) Genus: Megaladapis† Family Palaeopropithecidae† (sloth lemurs) Genus: Archaeoindris†: one extinct species
In the British Museum collections he took a keen interest in material from Madagascar. He studied the lemur fauna, both extant and extinct, discovered the new family Megaladapidae (Major 1893), genus and species of the extinct giant lemur Megaladapis madagascariensis (Major 1893), and five new species in the genera Lepilemur and Cheirogaleus ...