: While the "Lemuria" of myth does not exist, scientists have found evidence of a "microcontinent" called Mauritia under the Indian Ocean, which may be what remains of the land mass that once connected these regions.
: Philip Sclater's original paper proposed a sunken land bridge in the Indian Ocean to explain why lemur fossils were found in both Madagascar and India but not in Africa or the Middle East. LEMURIA.7z
: Occultists like H.P. Blavatsky and W. Scott-Elliot (author of The Lost Lemuria ) adapted the scientific theory into a spiritual narrative involving "root races" and ancient civilizations. : While the "Lemuria" of myth does not
Since you are looking for a "paper" and provided a ".7z" (compressed archive) extension, you may be searching for a specific archived collection of documents or a foundational academic text on the subject. Blavatsky and W
: Modern geology (plate tectonics) has largely debunked the need for a land bridge like Lemuria, showing that Madagascar and India were once part of the supercontinent Gondwana.