Nouvelle découverte dans le Nord-Ouest de Madagascar et répartition géographique des espèces du genre Palaeopropithecus |
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| Authors: | Dominique Gommery Sabine Tombomiadana Frdrique Valentin Beby Ramanivosoa Raulin Bezoma |
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| Institution: | aUPR 2147 du CNRS, 44, rue de l’Amiral-Mouchez, 75014 Paris, France;bDirection scientifique et académique du MOZEA AKIBA, université de Mahajanga, BP 339, 401 Mahajanga, Madagascar;cUMR 7041 du CNRS, archéologie et sciences de l’antiquité, ethnologie préhistorique, 21, allée de l’université, 92023 Nanterre cedex, France;dAnjajavy Hôtel, BP 8376, Antananarivo, Madagascar |
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| Abstract: | During the field-work of 2003 in the Narinda peninsula in the Province of Mahajanga (North-West of Madagascar), we found a Palaeopropithecus of large size in the new cave “Raulin Zohy”. This fossil differs in morphology and size from the remains coming from other sites of this area and belonging to a new yet undescribed species. This discovery proves that two species of this genus existed in the costal area of the Province of Mahajanga. This Palaeopropithecus attributed to maximus species allows a reconsideration of the geographical distribution of this subfossil lemur species, and asks an interesting question about the biogeography on the small new species. |
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