Koala lemurs (Megaladapis edwardsi) measured up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) long and weighed about 187 pounds (85 kilograms), and were one of at least 17 giant lemur species that once lived on Madagascar.

They vary in size from those similar to the species found in Madagascar today - the only place in the world where lemurs survive - to the giant Megaladapis edwardsi, which weighed up to 165lbs.

Among them are specimens of Megaladapis, a big-nosed ... out the story that we’re telling about what happened to the giant lemurs and the associated fauna,” she said. It’s long been ...

A “bonanza” of remains from extinct giant lemurs has been discovered in a flooded cave in Madagascar, shedding light on the island’s unique ancient megafauna. Even though people have been ...

Yale biologists have managed to extract and analyze DNA from giant ... the close relationship of sloth lemurs (Palaeopropithecus) to living indriids, but Megaladapis does not show a sister ...

These include recently extinct lemurs, including giant lemurs such as Megaladapis. "Megaladapis is a fascinating critter," Rosenberger says. "It's kind of like the koala bear lemur. It had a very ...

Northern giant mouse lemur has biggest testicles proportionally than any other primate Russell Mittermeier/creative commons The giant mouse lemur has the biggest testicles of all primates and if ...

"With all living and extinct lemurs together in the same tree, we can begin to understand how evolution and extinction have worked in the past, and project risks to these primate species into the ...

NSF One such lemur was the megaladapis, or koala lemur, a giant species that went extinct about 500 years ago. Experts say the find will help us understand the environment of Madagascar as well as ...