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Subfossil lemur

life science Maturity 5-7

Giant lemurs lived on a big island.

Archaeoindris fontoynonti.jpg
Archaeoindris fontoynonti.jpg
They were much bigger than lemurs today. Some were as heavy as a large dog. They ate leaves and seeds. Now, these big lemurs are gone. Do you think they were slow?

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File:Palaeopropithecus maximus skull 5.JPG
Palaeopropithecus maximus skull 5.JPG
File:Pachylemur insignis skull 001.jpg
Pachylemur insignis skull 001.jpg
File:Archaeoindris fontoynonti.jpg
Archaeoindris fontoynonti.jpg
File:Indri indri 001.jpg
Indri indri 001.jpg
File:Babakotia radofilai.jpg
Babakotia radofilai.jpg
File:Subfossil lemur C14 ranges.svg
Subfossil lemur C14 ranges.svg
File:Sloth_lemur_drawing.jpg
Sloth_lemur_drawing.jpg
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