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Lemur

Adapis magnus


Where was it found?

Madagascar

Diet and foraging method

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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

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Multi-male groups of moderate size
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Polygynous

Taxonomy

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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
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