intervention definitely damaged their populations and their habitats, the extinction of Palaeopropithecus occurred comparatively recently. Miscellaneous There were three known species of Palaeopropithecus: Palaeopropithecus ingens, Palaeopropithecus maximus, and Palaeopropithecus kelyus. Palaeopropithecus ingens is thought to also be the mythical Malagasy creature known as the Tretretre, or the alternate name of Tratratra. According to new radiocarbon dates, Palaeopropithecus may have still been alive at 1500CE. However, Yale biologists who extracted DNA from the bones and teeth of 9 subfossil individuals from Palaeopropithecus state that all the giant lemurs analyzed died well over 1,000 years ago. Another thing they confirmed was that there is a close relationship between the sloth lemurs and currently living indrids. For example, Palaeopropithecus were born with highly developed teeth, just like indrids. References External links AnimalBase : Palaeopropithecus ingens species homepage AMNH Bestiary New Giant Lemur Species Discovered, Palaeopropithecus kelyus Subfossil lemurs †Palaeopropithecus Prehistoric primate genera Prehistoric animals of Madagascar Fossil taxa described in 1899 Holocene extinctions