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(palaeopropithecus was 1 of 3 recently extinct genera of sloth lemur that was found on Madagascar, and were closely related to living lemur species found there today)
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(there were three known species, Palaeopropithecus ingens, P. maximus, and P. kelyus)
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(new radiocarbon dates indicate that these large sloth lemurs may have still been living around 1500 CE)
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(it is thought that palaeopropithecus ingens is mentioned in malagasy legends as the tretretretre or tratratratra)
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