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Group ____
Name_________________________
    Dr. Elywn Simons just uncovered a humerus th
at belongs to a group of animals know as
Megaladapids. Dr. Elywn Simons found this almost
fossilized bone (sub-fossil) at the Cave of the
Lone Barefoot Stranger in Madagascar. The
specimen has been labeled and named DPC 11786.
Dr. Tim Ryan took a measurement on the sub-fossil
humerus using calipers. The measurement he took
was in millimeters (mm). Using all the
information we have learned this year, can you
uncover the history of this animal?
This is the fossil Dr. Elywn Simons uncovered.
Dr. Tim Ryan can tell us that this animals
Humoral head diameter 27 mm
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Questions

• What group of animals do these remains belong
  to?
  
• What is the sub-fossils name?
• Is your sub-fossil a Prosimian or Anthropoid?
  Please list the traits and characters that led
  you to your decision.
  
• Based on the one measurement you received from
  Dr. Tim Rayn, can you can you tell me the answer
  to the following question?
  
• How much did your sub-fossil weigh?
• What did your sub-fossil like to eat?
• How big was your sub-fossils home range?
• How old could your sub-fossil live if it wasnt
  extinct?
  

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Group Essay
Can you reconstruct the life of the sub-fossil
lemur you adopted? Be sure to include the followi
ng information Where your sub-fossil was
uncovered, who uncovered it, what its scientific
name is, what its diet may have been, how long it
lived, how much room it needs to live (home
range), and how you came to your conclusions.
Additionally, I would like you to tell me in your
own words why the sub-fossil lemurs may have gone
extinct. Remember, these fossil are only 2000
years old. What happened two thousand years ago
in Madagascar, and how did this event possibly
affect the extinction of sub-fossil lemurs.
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Draw a Picture of Your Adopted Sub-fossil
adding the information you uncovered.
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Group ____
Name_________________________
    Dr. Elywn Simons just uncovered a femur that
belongs to a group of animals know as
Megaladapids. Dr. Elywn Simons found this almost
fossilized bone (sub-fossil) at Ankilitelo,
Madagascar. The specimen has been labeled and
named DPC 13772. Dr. Tim Ryan took a measurement
on the sub-fossil femur using calipers. The
measurement he took was in millimeters (mm).
Using all the information we have learned this
year, can you uncover the history of this animal?
This is the fossil Dr. Elywn Simons uncovered.
Dr. Tim Ryan can tell us that this animals
Femoral head diameter 28.1mm
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Questions

• What group of animals do these remains belong
  to?
  
• What is the sub-fossils name?
• Is your sub-fossil a Prosimian or Anthropoid?
  Please list the traits and characters that led
  you to your decision.
  
• Based on the one measurement you received from
  Dr. Tim Rayn, can you can you tell me the answer
  to the following question?
  
• How much did your sub-fossil weigh?
• What did your sub-fossil like to eat?
• How big was your sub-fossils home range?
• How old could your sub-fossil live if it wasnt
  extinct?
  

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Group Essay
Can you reconstruct the life of the sub-fossil
lemur you adopted? Be sure to include the followi
ng information Where your sub-fossil was
uncovered, who uncovered it, what its scientific
name is, what its diet may have been, how long it
lived, how much room it needs to live (home
range), and how you came to your conclusions.
Additionally, I would like you to tell me in your
own words why the sub-fossil lemurs may have gone
extinct. Remember, these fossil are only 2000
years old. What happened two thousand years ago
in Madagascar, and how did this event possibly
affect the extinction of sub-fossil lemurs.
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Draw a Picture of Your Adopted Sub-fossil
adding the information you uncovered.
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Group ____
Name_________________________
    Dr. Elywn Simons just uncovered a femur that
belongs to a group of animals know as
Palaeopropithecus. Dr. Elywn Simons found this
almost fossilized bone (sub-fossil) at
Ankilitelo, Madagascar. The specimen has been
labeled and named DPC 17342. Dr. Tim Ryan took a
measurement on the sub-fossil femur using
calipers. The measurement he took was in
millimeters (mm). Using all the information we
have learned this year, can you uncover the
history of this animal?
This is the fossil Dr. Elywn Simons uncovered.
Dr. Tim Ryan can tell us that this animals
Femur head diameter 26.6 mm
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Questions

• What group of animals do these remains belong
  to?
  
• What is the sub-fossils name?
• Is your sub-fossil a Prosimian or Anthropoid?
  Please list the traits and characters that led
  you to your decision.
  
• Based on the one measurement you received from
  Dr. Tim Rayn, can you can you tell me the answer
  to the following question?
  
• How much did your sub-fossil weigh?
• What did your sub-fossil like to eat?
• How big was your sub-fossils home range?
• How old could your sub-fossil live if it wasnt
  extinct?
  

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Group Essay
Can you reconstruct the life of the sub-fossil
lemur you adopted? Be sure to include the followi
ng information Where your sub-fossil was
uncovered, who uncovered it, what its scientific
name is, what its diet may have been, how long it
lived, how much room it needs to live (home
range), and how you came to your conclusions.
Additionally, I would like you to tell me in your
own words why the sub-fossil lemurs may have gone
extinct. Remember, these fossil are only 2000
years old. What happened two thousand years ago
in Madagascar, and how did this event possibly
affect the extinction of sub-fossil lemurs.
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Draw a Picture of Your Adopted Sub-fossil
Adding the Information You Uncovered.
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Group ____
Name_________________________
    Dr. Elywn Simons just uncovered a humerus th
at belongs to a group of animals know as
Palaeopropithecus. Dr. Elywn Simons found this
almost fossilized bone (sub-fossil) at
Ankilitelo, Madagascar. The specimen has been
labeled and named DPC 17342. Dr. Tim Ryan took a
measurement on the sub-fossil humerus using
calipers. The measurement he took was in
millimeters (mm). Using all the information we
have learned this year, can you uncover the
history of this animal?
This is the fossil Dr. Elywn Simons uncovered.
Dr. Tim Ryan can tell us that this animals
Humoral head diameter 24.2 mm
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Questions

• What group of animals do these remains belong
  to?
  
• What is the sub-fossils name?
• Is your sub-fossil a Prosimian or Anthropoid?
  Please list the traits and characters that led
  you to your decision.
  
• Based on the one measurement you received from
  Dr. Tim Rayn, can you can you tell me the answer
  to the following question?
  
• How much did your sub-fossil weigh?
• What did your sub-fossil like to eat?
• How big was your sub-fossils home range?
• How old could your sub-fossil live if it wasnt
  extinct?
  

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Group Essay
Can you reconstruct the life of the sub-fossil
lemur you adopted? Be sure to include the followi
ng information Where your sub-fossil was
uncovered, who uncovered it, what its scientific
name is, what its diet may have been, how long it
lived, how much room it needs to live (home
range), and how you came to your conclusions.
Additionally, I would like you to tell me in your
own words why the sub-fossil lemurs may have gone
extinct. Remember, these fossil are only 2000
years old. What happened two thousand years ago
in Madagascar, and how did this event possibly
affect the extinction of sub-fossil lemurs.
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Draw a Picture of Your Adopted Sub-fossil
Adding the Information You Uncovered.
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Group ____
Name_________________________
    Dr. Elywn Simons just uncovered a femur that
belongs to a group of animals know as Babakotia.
Dr. Elywn Simons found this almost fossilized
bone (sub-fossil) at the Cave of the Lone
Barefoot Stranger in Madagascar. The specimen
uncovered has been labeled and named DPC 10995.
Dr. Tim Ryan took a measurement on the sub-fossil
femur using calipers. The measurement he took
was in millimeters (mm). Using all the
information we have learned this year, can you
uncover the history of this animal?
This is the fossil Dr. Elywn Simons uncovered.
Dr. Tim Ryan can tell us that this animals
Femoral head diameter 20.5 mm
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Questions

• What group of animals do these remains belong
  to?
  
• What is the sub-fossils name?
• Is your sub-fossil a Prosimian or Anthropoid?
  Please list the traits and characters that led
  you to your decision.
  
• Based on the one measurement you received from
  Dr. Tim Rayn, can you can you tell me the answer
  to the following question?
  
• How much did your sub-fossil weigh?
• What did your sub-fossil like to eat?
• How big was your sub-fossils home range?
• How old could your sub-fossil live if it wasnt
  extinct?
  

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Group Essay
Can you reconstruct the life of the sub-fossil
lemur you adopted? Be sure to include the followi
ng information Where your sub-fossil was
uncovered, who uncovered it, what its scientific
name is, what its diet may have been, how long it
lived, how much room it need to live (home
range), and how you came to your conclusions.
Additionally, I would like you to tell me in your
own words why the sub-fossil lemurs may have gone
extinct. Remember, these fossil are only 2000
years old. What happened two thousand years ago
in Madagascar, and how did this event possibly
affect the extinct of sub-fossil lemurs.
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Draw a Picture of Your Adopted Sub-fossil
adding the information you uncovered.
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Group ____
Name_________________________
    Dr. Elywn Simons just uncovered a humerus th
at belongs to a group of animals know as
Babakotia. Dr. Elywn Simons found this almost
fossilized bone (sub-fossil) at the Cave of the
Lone Barefoot Stranger in Madagascar. The
specimen has been labeled and named DPC 10994.
Dr. Tim Ryan took a measurement on the sub-fossil
humerus using calipers. The measurement he took
was in millimeters (mm). Using all the
information we have learned this year, can you
uncover the history of this animal?
This is the fossil Dr. Elywn Simons uncovered.
Dr. Tim Ryan can tell us that this animals
Humoral head diameter 23.1 mm
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Questions

• What group of animals do these remains belong
  to?
  
• What is the sub-fossils name?
• Is your sub-fossil a Prosimian or Anthropoid?
  Please list the traits and characters that led
  you to your decision.
  
• Based on the one measurement you received from
  Dr. Tim Rayn, can you can you tell me the answer
  to the following question?
  
• How much did your sub-fossil weigh?
• What did your sub-fossil like to eat?
• How big was your sub-fossils home range?
• How old could your sub-fossil live if it wasnt
  extinct?
  

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Group Essay
Can you reconstruct the life of the sub-fossil
lemur you adopted? Be sure to include the followi
ng information Where your sub-fossil was
uncovered, who uncovered it, what its scientific
name is, what its diet may have been, how long it
lived, how much room it needs to live (home
range), and how you came to your conclusions.
Additionally, I would like you to tell me in your
own words why the sub-fossil lemurs may have gone
extinct. Remember, these fossil are only 2000
years old. What happened two thousand years ago
in Madagascar, and how did this event possibly
affect the extinction of sub-fossil lemurs.
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Draw a Picture of Your Adopted Sub-fossil
adding the information you uncovered.
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