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Archaeoindris and is
The extinct Malagasy sloth lemur Archaeoindris reached a similar size, while the extinct Gigantopithecus blacki of Southeast Asia is believed to have been several times larger.

Archaeoindris and extinct
Ranging in size from the 30 g ( 1. 1 oz ) Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, the world's smallest primate, to the recently extinct 160 – 200 kg ( 350 – 440 lb ) Archaeoindris fontoynonti, lemurs evolved diverse forms of locomotion, varying levels of social complexity, and unique adaptations to the local climate.
Along with the other sloth lemurs, Archaeoindris was related to the living indri, sifakas, and woolly lemurs, as well as the recently extinct monkey lemurs ( Archaeolemuridae ).
The genus, Archaeoindris, translates to " ancient indri-like lemur ", even though it probably became extinct recently, around 350 BCE.
Following its initial discovery, some subfossil remains of Megaladapis grandidieri ( a type of extinct koala lemur ) were mistakenly associated with Archaeoindris, while smaller leg bones from a juvenile and a massive adult leg bone were erroneously assumed to belong to two separate species.
Archaeoindris was a type of sloth lemur ( family Palaeopropithecidae ), a recently extinct family of giant lemurs ( known as subfossil lemurs ) native to Madagascar.

Archaeoindris and giant
These included giant bird forms in New Zealand such as the moas and Harpagornis ( a giant eagle ); giant lemurs, including Megaladapis and Palaeopropithecus species and Archaeoindris, a gorilla-sized lemur, two species of hippopotamus, a Giant tortoise, the Voay-crocodile and the gigantic Aepyornis in Madagascar ; various Giant tortoise species from the Mascarenes, a dwarf Stegodon on Flores and a number of other islands ; dwarf woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island and St. Paul Island ; land turtles and crocodiles in New Caledonia ; giant owls and dwarf ground sloths in the Caribbean ; giant geese and moa-nalo ( giant ducks ) in Hawaii ; and dwarf elephants and dwarf hippos from the Mediterranean islands.

Archaeoindris and lemur
The diet of Archaeoindris was mostly leaves, and its habitat — prior to human arrival — was a mix of woodlands, bushlands, and savanna, rich in lemur diversity.
The generic name, Archaeoindris, meaning " ancient indri-like lemur ", deriving from the Greek word ἀρχαῖος ( archaios, or " ancient ") and indris, a common variation of the generic name Indri.

Archaeoindris and have
Misattributions and limited remains have resulted in varying opinions about the way Archaeoindris moved in its environment, ranging from tree-dwelling to ground-dwelling.

Archaeoindris and on
Archaeoindris was first described by Herbert F. Standing in 1909 based on subfossil fragmentary jaws, although Charles Lamberton later discovered a complete skull.

Archaeoindris and .
These included the chimpanzee-sized Palaeopropithecus and the gorilla-sized Archaeoindris.
The skeleton of Archaeoindris was massive and robust, and shared many traits with that of Palaeopropithecus.

fontoynontii and .
The species name, fontoynontii ( sometimes spelled fontoynonti ), was selected in honor of Antoine Maurice Fontoynont, the president of the Académie Malgache ( Malagasy Academy ) at the time.

is and extinct
According to the fossil record, Lissamphibia, which includes all modern amphibians and is the only surviving lineage, may have branched off from the extinct groups Temnospondyli and Lepospondyli at some period between the Late Carboniferous and the Early Triassic.
The phylogeny of Paleozoic amphibians is uncertain, and Lissamphibia may possibly fall within extinct groups like the Temnospondyli ( traditionally placed in the subclass Labyrinthodontia ), and the Lepospondyli, and in some analysis even the amniotes.
The Lissamphibia, superorder Salientia, are traditionally divided into three orders, but an extinct salamander-like family, the Albanerpetontidae, is now considered part of the Lissamphibia alongside the superorder Salientia.
The Anatolian plateau is interspersed with extinct volcanoes, the tallest of which is Mt.
Most notable for this use is the extinct giant fennel, silphium.
The plateau is masked by intermediate mountain ranges and extinct volcanoes.
It is predicted that abalones will become extinct in the wild within 200 years at current rates of carbon dioxide production.
The extinct medullosans produced a third type of resin, which is often found as amber within their veins.
Resin from the extinct species Hymenaea protera is the source of Dominican amber and probably of most amber found in the tropics.
This means that species are more likely to become population threatened, endangered, and even extinct, when and where abiotic stress is especially harsh.
The aurochs ( or ; also urus, ( Bos primigenius ), the ancestor of domestic cattle, is an extinct type of large wild cattle that inhabited Europe, Asia and North Africa ; they survived in Europe until the last recorded aurochs, a female, died in the Jaktorów Forest, Poland in 1627.
Amblypoda is a taxonomic hypothesis uniting a group of extinct, herbivorous mammals.
* In the very south of the city, on the border with Wachtberg and Rhineland-Palatinate, is an extinct volcano the Rodderberg
Bernard G. Campbellin wrote: " That Gigantopithecus is in fact extinct has been questioned by those who believe it survives as the Yeti of the Himalayas and the Sasquatch of the north-west American coast.
Some extinct members of the crocodilian line, a sister group to the dinosaurs and birds, also evolved bipedal forms-a crocodile relative from the triassic, Effigia okeeffeae, is believed to be bipedal.
The group is usually divided into two sub-groups: Western Baltic, containing only extinct languages, and Eastern Baltic, containing both extinct and the two living languages in the group: Lithuanian ( including both Standard Lithuanian and Samogitian ) and Latvian ( including both literary Latvian and Latgalian ).
It is almost extinct, as it was replaced with the C language.
Another suggestion is that the bunyip may be a cultural memory of extinct Australian marsupials such as the Diprotodon or Palorchestes.
1 subspecies is extinct:
The giant skink ( Macroscincus coctei ) is now thought to be extinct.
For example, it is thought that ammonites were the principal food of mosasaurs, a group of giant marine reptiles that became extinct at the boundary .< ref name =" Kauffman ">
Non-avian dinosaur fossils are found only below the K – T boundary, indicating that they became extinct during the boundary event .< ref > A very small number of dinosaur fossils have been found above the K – T boundary, but they have been explained as reworked fossils, that is, fossils that have been eroded from their original locations then preserved in later sedimentary layers.
For example, it is thought that ammonites were the principal food of mosasaurs, a group of giant marine reptiles that became extinct at the boundary .< ref name =" Kauffman ">

is and giant
Since the goal of our international planners is a World Government, this Atlantic Community would mark a giant step in that direction for, once American economic autonomy is absorbed, a larger grouping is a question of time.
Scientists say it is the last spewings of a great glacier, but one rather feels that only a malevolent giant could have piled up those crouching monsters of granite which still seem to preserve a sort of suspended, ominous life in them.
The former is basically a giant multinucleate amoeba, while the latter lives solitary until food runs out ; in which a colony of these functions as a unit.
The order is a cosmopolite ( plants found throughout most of the world including desert and frigid zones ), and includes mostly herbaceous species, although a small number of trees ( such as the giant Lobelia and the giant Senecio ) and shrubs are also present.
* The giant anaconda is a mythical snake of enormous proportions said to be found in South America.
In a chapter-long essay reprinted in In Search of Wonder, entitled " Cosmic Jerrybuilder: A. E. van Vogt ", Knight famously remarked that van Vogt " is no giant ; he is a pygmy who has learned to operate an overgrown typewriter.
Because the beaks of giant squids have been found embedded within lumps of ambergris, scientists have theorised that the substance is produced by the whale's gastrointestinal tract to ease the passage of hard, sharp objects that the whale might have eaten.
Ægir ( Old Norse " sea ") is a sea giant, god of the ocean and king of the sea creatures in Norse mythology.
While many versions of myths portray Ægir as a giant, it is curious that many do not.
The story of their obtaining the pot from the giant Hymir is told in Hymiskviða.
According to Fundinn Noregr, Ægir is a son of the giant Fornjótr and brother of Logi (" fire ") and Kári (" wind ").
It is a class M0 orange giant located 366 light years away from Earth.
* α Apodis is an orange giant 411 light years away, with a magnitude of 3. 8.
* β Apodis is an orange giant 158 light years away, with a magnitude of 4. 2.
* γ Apodis is an orange giant 160 light years away, with a magnitude of 3. 9.
δ < sup > 1 </ sup > is a red giant star located 765 light years away, with a magnitude of 4. 7. δ < sup > 2 </ sup > is an orange giant star located 663 light years away, with a magnitude of 5. 3.
* θ Apodis is a variable red giant at a distance of 328 light years with a period of approximately 4 months, or 109 days.

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