Palaeopropithecus
Sign in to savePalaeopropithecus is a recently extinct genus of large sloth lemurs from Madagascar related to living lemur species found there today. Three species are known, Palaeopropithecus ingens, P. maximus, and P. kelyus. Radiocarbon dates indicate that they may have survived until around 1300–1620 CE. Malagasy legends of the tretretretre or tratratratra are thought to refer to P. ingens.
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It is catalogued under topics including Fossil taxa described in 1899, Holocene extinctions and IUCN Red List extinct species.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Palaeopropithecidae
- Image
- Palaeopropithecus ingens.jpg
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- taxon name
- Palaeopropithecus
- Commons category
- Palaeopropithecus
- taxon rank
- genus
- extinction date
- 1620-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Anatomy
- Diet
- Behavior
- Extinction
- Miscellaneous
- References
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Palaeopropithecus is a recently extinct genus of large sloth lemurs from Madagascar related to living lemur species found there today. Three species are known, Palaeopropithecus ingens, P. maximus, and P. kelyus. Radiocarbon dates indicate that they may have survived until around 1300–1620 CE. Malagasy legends of the tretretretre or tratratratra are thought to refer to P. ingens.
Evidence suggests a solely arboreal lifestyle with frequent upside down suspension, hence the name sloth lemur.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Palaeopropithecus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.