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Hadropithecus
''Hadropithecus'' is a medium-sized, extinct genus of lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes a single species, ''Hadropithecus stenognathus''. Due to its rarity and lack of sufficient skeletal remains, it is one of the least understood of the extinct lemurs. Both it and '' Archaeolemur'' are collectively known as " monkey lemurs" or "baboon lemurs" due to body plans and dentition that suggest a terrestrial lifestyle and a diet similar to that of modern baboons. ''Hadropithecus'' had extended molars and a short, powerful jaw, suggesting that it was both a Grazing, grazer and a Seed predation, seed predator. The monkey lemurs are considered to be most closely related to the living indriids and the recently extinct sloth lemurs, although recent finds had caused some dispute over a possible closer relation to living Lemuridae, lemurids. Genetic tests, however, have reaffirmed the previously presumed relationship. ''Hadropithecus'' lived in open habitat in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey Lemur
The monkey lemurs or baboon lemurs (Archaeolemuridae) are a recently extinct family of lemurs known from skeletal remains from sites on Madagascar dated to 1000 to 3000 years ago. The monkey lemur family is divided into two genera, ''Hadropithecus'' and ''Archaeolemur'', and three species. Description Reconstructions indicate that the extinct lemurs did not climb very often and imply that they were much more adept at Terrestrial locomotion, terrestrial living, more than any other extant strepsirrhine; they are not believed to have been exclusively terrestrial, but rather to have had a combined habitat of ground and arboreal life. A modest degree of curvature found in the remains support this idea. The genus ''Archaeolemur'' consists of two known species, ''Archaeolemur edwardsi'' and ''Archaeolemur majori''. The hands and feet are very robust and large in size, but are very short, and said to be closer to the likeness of a baboon's hand. The hind-limbs are also known to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
