Lemur
Adapis magnus
Where was it found?
Madagascar
Diet and foraging method
Key adaptations
They had cheek teeth adapted for eating leaves or fruit. They also had grasping hands and feet with digits with nails instead of claws
Social organisation
Multi-male groups of moderate size
Polygynous
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Adapis magnus" by Ghedoghedo - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adapis_magnus.JPG#/media/File:Adapis_magnus.JPG
"Adapis magnus" by Ghedoghedo - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adapis_magnus.JPG#/media/File:Adapis_magnus.JPG