Lemuria
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'''Lemuria''' is a mythical "lost continent," in the same vein as [[Atlantis]] (and sometimes supposed to be identical with it). | '''Lemuria''' is a mythical "lost continent," in the same vein as [[Atlantis]] (and sometimes supposed to be identical with it). | ||
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- For other uses of this name, see Lemuria (disambiguation).
Lemuria is a mythical "lost continent," in the same vein as Atlantis (and sometimes supposed to be identical with it).
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The concept was invented by 19th-century evolutionists to explain how lemurs and several other species could exist in both Africa and India. Zoologist Philip Sclater coined the name "Lemuria" to designate this theoretical land bridge- the idea was later picked up and ran with by a number of occultists.
