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| range_map = Palaeopropithecus range map.svg | range_map_caption = Subfossil sites for ''Palaeopropithecus'' = ''P. kelyus''; = ''P. ingens''; = ''P. maximus'' | range_map_alt = Map of Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa, with two red dots in the north of the island, one blue dot near the middle, and fifteen green dots in the southwest and west parts of the island. There is also one blue question mark in the extreme northwest and a red question mark in the southwest. }} ''Palaeopropithecus'' was one of three recently extinct genera of sloth lemur that was found on Madagascar, and were closely related to living lemur species found there today. There were three known species, ''Palaeopropithecus ingens'', ''P. maximus'', and ''P. kelyus''. New radiocarbon dates indicate that these large sloth lemurs may have still been living around 1500 CE. It is thought that ''Palaeopropithecus ingens'' is mentioned in Malagasy legends as the ''tretretretre'' or ''tratratratra''. ==Locomotion== ''Palaeopropithecus'' was long believed to be an aquatic creature, swimming with its eyes, ears and nostrils just above the water. However, this theory was based on misattributed postcranial remains. Charles Lamberton thoroughly refuted this in 1957. Fossils previously assigned to crania of other species were then reassigned to ''Palaeopropithecus.'' Postcranial evidence suggests a highly arboreal lifestyle with suspension locomotion, hence the name sloth lemur. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palaeopropithecus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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