Mesopropithecus is an extinct genus of small to medium-sized lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes three species, M. dolichobrachion, M. globiceps, and M. pithecoides. Together with Palaeopropithecus, Archaeoindris, and Babakotia, it is part of the sloth lemur family (Palaeopropithecidae).

Mesopropithecus is currently the smallest of the known sloth lemurs although originally it was thought to have been similar to today‭’‬s modern‭ ‬indriid lemurs,‭ ‬an idea based upon comparison between the known skulls.‭ ‬In‭ ‬1986‭ ‬however,‭ ‬post cranial remains were found and attributed to …

中原狐猴Mesopropithecus是古原狐猴类体形最小，最原始的一类，体重约为现存大狐猴的一倍。 中原狐猴的牙齿特征和 原狐猴 非常相似，有人将其归入大狐猴亚科，不过中原狐猴可能和灭绝的大型种类一样属于移动缓慢的类型，而不同于善于跳跃的原狐猴。

We diagnose new subfossil specimens belonging to the extinct palaeopropithecid, Mesopropithecus, from several caves at the Ankarana massif in northern Madagascar. They include three partial crania with mandibles, and the first vertebrae, ribs, clavicle, pelvis, ulna, and hand and foot bones of Mesopropithecus ever found.

Mesopropithecus is an extinct genus of small to medium-sized lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes three species, M. dolichobrachion, M. globiceps, and M. pithecoides. Together with Palaeopropithecus, Archaeoindris, and Babakotia, it is part of the sloth lemur family (Palaeopropithecidae).

Gold sloth lemurs (Mesopropithecus) are a genus of small to medium-sized lemurs, or strepsirrhine primates, from Madagascar that includes three species, the common gold sloth lemur (Mesopropithecus dolichobrachion), the lesser gold sloth lemur (Mesopropithecus globiceps), and the greater gold sloth lemur (Mesopropithecus pithecoides).

古原狐猴科 （學名： Palaeopropithecidae），又稱為 樹懶狐猴，為已 滅絕 的 狐猴 演化支，包含了四個屬 [2][3]。 樹懶狐猴的俗稱來自於牠們的身體骨架結構特徵與現存於 南美洲 的 樹懶 十分類似，屬於 趨同演化 [4]；然而兩者之間仍然從有差異，樹懶的四肢上具有長而彎曲的爪，而樹懶狐猴和其他 靈長目 則同樣有短而扁平的指甲 [5]。 樹懶狐猴主要以水果、堅果與樹葉為食 [6]，但牠們並不會因應季節的不同去專一的選擇其中一類食物，而是混雜地取食。 其中，古大狐猴與 …

1997年10月28日 · Recent paleontological discoveries in Madagascar document the existence of a diverse clade of palaeopropithecids or “sloth lemurs”: Mesopropithecus (three species), Babakotia (one species), Palaeopropithecus (three species), and Archaeoindris (one species).

Mesopropithecus is an extinct genus of small to medium-sized lemur, or strepsirrhine primate, from Madagascar that includes three species, M. dolichobrachion, M. globiceps, and M. pithecoides. Together with Palaeopropithecus, Archaeoindris, and Babakotia, it is part of the sloth lemur family (Palaeopropithecidae).

2011年1月12日 · The Mesopropithecus is an extinct small to medium-sized lemur from Madagascar. There were 3 species of Mesopropithecus and it is part of the sloth lemur family. The Mesopropithecus was originally scientifically described by Standing in 1905.