Palaeopropithecus kelyus Gommery et al., 2009
Lesser sloth lemur
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene
Distribution
Madagascar
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gommery, D., Ramanivosoa, B., Tombomiadana-Raveloson, S., Randrianantenaina, H. and Kerloc’h, P. (2009). A new species of giant subfossil lemur from the North-West of Madagascar (Palaeopropithecus kelyus, Primates). Comptes Rendus Palevol 8 (5): 471-480.
Other references:
Burney, David A. et al. (2019). Subfossil lemur discoveries from the Beanka Protected Area in western Madagascar. Quaternary Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2019.54 [Abstract]
Joseph, Grant S. and Seymour, Colleen L. (2022). Are Madagascar's obligate grazing-lawns ancient and evolved with endemic herbivores, or recently selected by introduced cattle? Biology Letters 18: 20220212.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0212
Russo, Gabrielle A. (2016). Comparative sacral morphology and the reconstructed tail lengths of five extinct primates: Proconsul heseloni, Epipliopithecus vindobonensis, Archaeolemur edwardsi, Megaladapis grandidieri, and Palaeopropithecus kelyus. Journal of Human Evolution 90: 135-162. [Abstract]
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/13317/palaeopropithecus-kelyus-lesser-sloth-lemur