Oregon State: Lemur Species Still Arising After 53.2 Million Years of Evolution, Research Suggests
September 04, 2025
September 04, 2025
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release:
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New lemur species still arising after 53.2 million years of evolution, research suggests
The explosion of new lemur species that began when the first of those animals arrived on Madagascar more than 50 million years ago has not died down, according to scientists who've identified three different groups of lemurs with high speciation rates.
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New lemur species still arising after 53.2 million years of evolution, research suggests
The explosion of new lemur species that began when the first of those animals arrived on Madagascar more than 50 million years ago has not died down, according to scientists who've identified three different groups of lemurs with high speciation rates.