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Djebelemuridae

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Extinct family of primates

Djebelemuridae
Temporal range: Early to Late Eocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Strepsirrhini
Infraorder: incertae sedis
Family: Djebelemuridae
Hartenberger & Marandat, 1992
Genera

Djebelemuridae is an extinct family of early strepsirrhine primates from Africa. It consists of five genera. The organisms in this family were exceptionally small, and were insectivores. This family dates to the early to late Eocene. Although they gave rise to the crown strepsirrhines, which includes today's lemurs and lorisoids, they lacked the toothcomb that identifies that group.

Notes

  1. In 2006, Godinot noted that 'Anchomomys' milleri requires a new generic designation because it does not belong in the genus Anchomomys, which contains cercamoniine adapiforms found in Europe. Both djebelemurids share more characteristics—and therefore share a close phylogenetic relationship—with African lemuriforms than Eocene European cercamoniines.

References

  1. Godinot 2006, p. 452.
  2. Godinot 2006, p. 453.
  3. Godinot 2010, pp. 324–326.
  4. Fleagle 2013, p. 415.

Literature cited

Strepsirrhini
Strepsirrhini
Strepsirrhini
Notharctidae
Ekgmowechashalidae
Cercamoniidae
Adapidae
Asiadapidae
Sivaladapidae
Hoanghoniinae
Sivaladapinae
Caenopithecidae
Azibiidae
Djebelemuridae
Lemuriformes
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Darwinius masillae
Lemuriformes
Lorisoidea
Galagidae
Lorisidae
Lorisinae
Perodicticinae
Lemuroidea
Cheirogaleidae
Lemuridae
Archaeolemuridae
Indriidae
Palaeopropithecidae
Archaeoindris fontoynonti
Taxon identifiers
Djebelemuridae
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