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  • The Walker also manages to become embroiled in a war between two very different 'alien' species: the lemur-like Lemurians and the raptor-ish Grik.

    REVIEW: Destroyermen - Into The Storm by Taylor Anderson 2010

  • The book begins with a hypothetical story of how a lemur-like creature some 55-33 millions years ago was gassed at a lake sitting on top of a volcano, dropped into the water and sank into the mud below.

    “The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor” by Colin Tudge and Josh Young (Little, Brown and Company, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • The Walker also manages to become embroiled in a war between two very different 'alien' species: the lemur-like Lemurians and the raptor-ish Grik.

    April 2010 2010

  • Jennie Pegram; the youngest patient but probably older than she looked with a pale, sharp face and mild lemur-like eyes.

    She Closed Her Eyes 2010

  • Almaric has showed solid acting chops in supporting roles in Munich and Marie Antoinette, and now hopes to translate his giant, lemur-like pupils into action-movie villainy.

    NEW BOND VILLAIN IS FRENCH, LEMUR-LIKE 2007

  • The many species of kangaroo mostly fill antelope-like niches or monkey or lemur-like niches in the case of the tree kangaroos but get about by hopping rather than galloping.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • Tudge tells us that there are eight other primates preserved at Messel, two of which come from the lemur-like genus Europolemur, though none are nearly as well preserved as Ida.

    Long Lost Relative 2009

  • On 19 May 2009, as I was correcting the proofs of this book, a ‘missing link’ between lemur-like and monkey-like primates was announced in the online scientific journal PLOS One.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • The many species of kangaroo mostly fill antelope-like niches or monkey or lemur-like niches in the case of the tree kangaroos but get about by hopping rather than galloping.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • On 19 May 2009, as I was correcting the proofs of this book, a ‘missing link’ between lemur-like and monkey-like primates was announced in the online scientific journal PLOS One.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

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