koala lemur

plural koala lemurs

1. Any of three extinct species of lemur of †Megaladapis, the sole genus of the family †Megaladapidae, which were endemic to Madagascar until circa 1280–1420 CE.

   As primary folivores, it seems highly unlikely that the koala lemurs were major players in seed dispersal.

   2007, L. R. Godfrey et al., “Ghosts and Orphans”, in John G Fleagle, Christopher C. Gilbert, editors, Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins, page 373

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   The extinct koala lemurs (Megaladapis) were much larger than their extant relatives, the nocturnal sportive lemurs (Lepilemur), but they resembled the latter in diet (leaves) and commitment to life in the trees.

   2005, Mcgraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2005, page 188

   The koala lemurs are much larger than the sportive lemurs (Lepilemuridae) and the Lemuridae, both of which have been considered their sister clades. Koala lemurs resembled sportive lemurs in their dental morphology and diet of leaves.

   2006, Laurie R. Godfrey, William L. Jungers, Gary T. Schwarz, “Chapter Three: Ecology and Extinction of Madagascar's Subfossil Lemurs”, in Lisa Gould, M. L. Sauther, editors, Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation, page 43