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| Megaladapis Temporal range: Pleistocene-Holocene
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| Megaladapis edwardsi skeleton | |
Extinct (1280–1420 CE)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Superfamily: | Lemuroidea |
| Family: | †Megaladapidae Forsyth Major, 1894[1] |
| Genus: | †Megaladapis Forsyth Major, 1894[1] |
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Subgenus Peloriadapis
Subgenus Megaladapis
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Megaladapis, informally known as the koala lemur,[1][2] is an extinct genus of lemurs belonging to the family Megaladapidae, consisting of three species that once inhabited the island of Madagascar. The largest measured between 1.3 to 1.5 m (4 to 5 ft) in length.
- ^ a b c Mittermeier, Russell A.; et al. (2006). Lemurs of Madagascar (2nd ed.). Conservation International. pp. 46–49. ISBN 978-1-881173-88-5.
- ^ Nowak, Ronald M. (1999). Walker's Primates of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-8018-6251-9.