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
2nd 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.

Orlando et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008 8:121   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-121