DNA from extinct giant lemurs links archaeolemurids to extant indriids

Table 1 Subfossil samples examined.

Species	Sample	DNA length (Nb. of overlapping fragments)		Location	Collection Reference	Description
		Cyt b	12S rRNA
Archaeolemur sp.	CH70	-	-	Antsingiavo-A, Narinda	CNRS UP2147 ref. ATA 2'01	Iliac
	CH71	-	-	Antsingiavo-A, Narinda	CNRS UP2147 ref. ATA 2'01	Iliac
	CH125	-	-	Madagascar	MNHN² no ref.	Right Femur
Archaeolemur edwardsi	CH126	190 (2)	-	Ménagerie	MNHN² ref. 1931–6	Left Canine sup.
Archaeolemur majori	CH127	-	-	Madagascar	MNHN² ref. MAD57-1906-16	2^nd left Molar inf.
	CH145	-	-	Mitoho, Madagascar	MNHN¹ ref. 1938–537	Maxilla
	CH146	335 (4)	222 (2)	Madagascar	MNHN¹ ref. 1935–419	Molar
	CH191	-	-	Madagascar	MNHN¹ ref. 1935–420	Tooth
	CH210	269 (3)	-	unknown	MNHN¹ ref. 1936–200	Tooth inf.
Hadropithecus stenognathus	CH421	94 (1)	-	Madagascar	MNHN¹ ref. 1935–408	Tooth
Megaladapis edwardsi	CH147	190 (2)	-	Madagascar	MNHN¹ ref. 1937–44	Bone
	CH190	-	-	Madagascar	MNHN¹ ref. 1937–44	Molar

MNHN¹ = Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Bâtiment d'Anatomie Comparée, CP 55 – 55, rue Buffon, 75005 Paris.
MNHN² = Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Dpt. Histoire de la Terre, USM203/UMR5443 Paléobiodiversité, 8 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris.
CNRS UP2147 = Dynamique de l'Évolution Humaine: Individus, Populations, Espèces, 44 rue de l'Amiral Mouchez, 75014 Paris
Column 'Ancient DNA' summarizes the samples that gave authentic ancient DNA fragments.

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