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Megaladapis

 
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2016
2016
Comparative sacral morphology and the reconstructed tail lengths of five extinct primates: Proconsul heseloni, Epipliopithecus vindobonensis, Archaeolemur edwardsi, Megaladapis grandidieri, and…
This study evaluated the relationship between the morphology of the sacrum-the sole bony link between the tail or coccyx and the… (More)
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2010
2010
Paleoenvironment of Ankilitelo Cave (late Holocene, southwestern Madagascar): implications for the extinction of giant lemurs.
Following human arrival, Madagascar suffered well-documented megafaunal extinctions and widespread deforestation. Although humans… (More)
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2006
2006
Lemurs of Madagascar and the Comoros. The IUCN red data book
 
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2005
2005
Dental development in Megaladapis edwardsi (Primates, Lemuriformes): implications for understanding life history variation in subfossil lemurs.
Teeth grow incrementally and preserve within them a record of that incremental growth in the form of microscopic growth lines… (More)
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2005
2005
Ancient DNA from giant extinct lemurs confirms single origin of Malagasy primates.
The living Malagasy lemurs constitute a spectacular radiation of >50 species that are believed to have evolved from a common… (More)
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2005
2005
Morphometric analysis of lumbar vertebrae in extinct Malagasy strepsirrhines.
Previous research on subfossil lemurs has revealed much about the positional behavior of these extinct strepsirrhines, but a… (More)
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2002
2002
Molar microwear of subfossil lemurs: improving the resolution of dietary inferences.
In this study we use molar microwear analyses to examine the trophic distinctions among various taxa of Malagasy subfossil lemurs… (More)
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2000
2000
New wrist bones of the Malagasy giant subfossil lemurs.
Recently discovered wrist bones of the Malagasy subfossil lemurs Babakotia radofilai, Palaeopropithecus ingens, Mesopropithecus… (More)
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1996
Review
1996
New pedal remains of Megaladapis and their functional significance.
New remains of Megaladapis from the caves within the Ankarana Range of northern Madagascar and the cave site of Ankilitelo near… (More)
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1975
1975
Re-evaluation of the morphocline of molar appearance in the primates.
Study of sequences of dental development and eruption of extant and applicable fossil prosimians, as well as similar data… (More)
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