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MEGALADAPIS
(meg-ah-lad-ah-pis)
meaning: "Big lemur"
Megaladapis
Named By: Charles Immanuel Forsyth Major in 1894
Time Period: Unavailable
Location: Madagascar
Size: Between 1.3 and 1.5 meters long
Diet: Herbivore
Fossil(s): Several specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Primates | Strepsirrhini | Lemuriformes |
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Megaladapis, informally known as koala lemur, is an extinct genus belonging to the family Megaladapidae, consisting of three extinct species of lemurs that once inhabited the island of Madagascar. The largest measured between 1.3 to 1.5 m (4 to 5 ft) in length.

Read more about Megaladapis at Wikipedia
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