A genus of extinct lemurs from Madagascar, known from fossil remains dating back several thousand years.
From Malagasy words: anti- or anta- meaning 'before/ancient' + merina from the Merina people/region of Madagascar. Named to reflect the age and origin of these fossils.
Antaimerina shows how modern scientific naming can honor indigenous languages—rather than purely Latinizing, scientists recognized that these lemurs were ancient inhabitants of Merina, naming them in the language of the people who lived in their actual habitat.
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