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- noun zoology Any member of the Indriidae.
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Genetic investigation reveals that the giant "sloth" lemurs of Madagascar were a sister group to the living indriid lemurs.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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So while it's true that indriids (and other leaping strepsirrhines) do have a few morphological similarities with hominoids, the body of evidence indicate that our lineage went through a cautious climbing, folivorous phase, and not a leaping indriid-like one.
Literally, flying lemurs (and not dermopterans) Darren Naish 2006
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I found published tables of data on limb proportions, where it turned out that indriid lemurs are closer to Homo in femur: tibia: pes ratios than any other primates.
Literally, flying lemurs (and not dermopterans) Darren Naish 2006
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