Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini Infraorder: Lemuriformes Family: Archaeolemuridae Genus: Archaeolemur Species: Archaeolemur majori Archaeolemurs are extinct lemurs from the island of Madagascar. They were quadrupedal frugivores that exploited both terrestrial and aboreal environments. (Picture source: Tattersall 1973 Cranial Anatomy Of The Archaeolemurinae (Lemouroidea, Primates), Anthropological Papers of the AMNH, Vol 52, Part I)
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