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Megaladapidae
Taxonomy
Megaladapidae was named by Forsyth Major (1894). It is extant.
It was assigned to Primates by Nowak (1991); and to Lemuroidea by Karanth et al. (2005).
It was assigned to Primates by Nowak (1991); and to Lemuroidea by Karanth et al. (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1894 | Megaladapidae Forsyth Major |
| 1991 | Megaladapidae Nowak |
| 2005 | Megaladapidae Karanth et al. p. 5094 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Megaladapidae Forsyth Major 1894
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G. †Megaladapis Forsyth Major 1894
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†Megaladapis edwardsi Grandidier 1899
†Megaladapis grandidieri Standing 1903
†Megaladapis madagascariensis Forsyth Major 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available