Extinct giant lemur or koala lemur of Madagascar, Megaladapis madagascariensis, hunted to extinction between the 13th and 15th centuries. Depicted with a vasa parrot, Coracopsis species, in its paw. Riesenhalbaffe, Megaladapis madagascariensis. Colour printed illustration by F. John from Wilhelm Bolsche’s Tiere der Urwelt (Animals of the Prehistoric World), Reichardt Cocoa company, Hamburg, 1908.

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