Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye

The fossil taxon Propotto was originally identified as a primate, but is currently widely interpreted as a bat. Here, the authors identify Propotto as a stem chiromyiform lemur and, based on phylogenetic analysis, suggest two independent lemur colonizations of Madagascar.

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Auteurs principaux:	Gregg F. Gunnell, Doug M. Boyer, Anthony R. Friscia, Steven Heritage, Fredrick Kyalo Manthi, Ellen R. Miller, Hesham M. Sallam, Nancy B. Simmons, Nancy J. Stevens, Erik R. Seiffert
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Publié:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d35f2e526c0a4473bcda55d07f9bb1f42021-12-02T14:38:51ZFossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye10.1038/s41467-018-05648-w2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/d35f2e526c0a4473bcda55d07f9bb1f42018-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05648-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The fossil taxon Propotto was originally identified as a primate, but is currently widely interpreted as a bat. Here, the authors identify Propotto as a stem chiromyiform lemur and, based on phylogenetic analysis, suggest two independent lemur colonizations of Madagascar.Gregg F. GunnellDoug M. BoyerAnthony R. FrisciaSteven HeritageFredrick Kyalo ManthiEllen R. MillerHesham M. SallamNancy B. SimmonsNancy J. StevensErik R. SeiffertNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Gregg F. Gunnell Doug M. Boyer Anthony R. Friscia Steven Heritage Fredrick Kyalo Manthi Ellen R. Miller Hesham M. Sallam Nancy B. Simmons Nancy J. Stevens Erik R. Seiffert Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye
description	The fossil taxon Propotto was originally identified as a primate, but is currently widely interpreted as a bat. Here, the authors identify Propotto as a stem chiromyiform lemur and, based on phylogenetic analysis, suggest two independent lemur colonizations of Madagascar.
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author	Gregg F. Gunnell Doug M. Boyer Anthony R. Friscia Steven Heritage Fredrick Kyalo Manthi Ellen R. Miller Hesham M. Sallam Nancy B. Simmons Nancy J. Stevens Erik R. Seiffert
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title	Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye
title_short	Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye
title_full	Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye
title_fullStr	Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye
title_full_unstemmed	Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye
title_sort	fossil lemurs from egypt and kenya suggest an african origin for madagascar’s aye-aye
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url	https://doaj.org/article/d35f2e526c0a4473bcda55d07f9bb1f4
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Fossil lemurs from Egypt and Kenya suggest an African origin for Madagascar’s aye-aye

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