Compared to the next extinct lemur, Megaladapis had double their mass.
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"Megaladapis " evolved because the island's topography was always changing.
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The upper molars of Lepidolemur is very close in shape to the fossil of Megaladapis.
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Along with the other lemurs, " Megaladapis " specialized within its own niche.
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Its skull was wider than that of " Megaladapis ", but shorter, measuring.
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The creature Flacourt described has traditionally been interpreted as a species of " Megaladapis ".
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"Megaladapis " were slow-moving, bulky creatures that were diurnal, or active during the day.
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Today, the latter is thought to have been a species of " Palaeopropithecus " or possibly " Megaladapis ".
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Lamberton also refuted Guillaume Grandidier's sloth theory for " Megaladapis ", as well as the aquatic lemur theory of Standing and Sera.
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Megaladapis is suggested to have been survived on a folivorous diet, using a leaf-cropping foraging method, based upon the microwear patterns of its teeth.