Megaladapis
Megaladapis, informally known as the koala lemur, 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 Temporal range: Pleistocene-Holocene | |
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| Megaladapis edwardsi skeleton | |
Extinct (1280–1420 CE) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Superfamily: | Lemuroidea |
| Family: | †Megaladapidae Forsyth Major, 1894 |
| Genus: | †Megaladapis Forsyth Major, 1894 |
| Species | |
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Subgenus Peloriadapis
Subgenus Megaladapis
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