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
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