This skull, one of several different kinds of giant lemur inhabiting Madagascar that became extinct in relatively recent times. The fossil evidence strongly points to these mammals becoming extinct soon after modern man reached Madagascar - evidence that people have been affecting the ecological balance since prehistoric times.

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This skull, one of several different kinds of giant lemur inhabiting Madagascar that became extinct in relatively recent times. The fossil evidence strongly points to these mammals becoming extinct soon after modern man reached Madagascar - evidence that people have been affecting the ecological balance since prehistoric times.

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