Djebelemuridae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Primates |
| Suborder: | Strepsirrhini |
| Infraorder: | incertae sedis |
| Family: | †Djebelemuridae Hartenberger & Marandat, 1992 |
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Djebelemuridae is an extinct family of early strepsirrhine primates from Africa.[3] It consists of five genera.[4] The organisms in this family were exceptionally small, and were insectivores. It is predicted that this family existed from early to late Eocene, they lacked a teeth comb and were able to fully rotate their heads. It is also predicted that this family was a pivotal point for primate evolution, and that they were the cause for the adaption of a tooth comb.
Notes
- ^ 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.[1] Both djebelemurids share more characteristics—and therefore share a close phylogenetic relationship—with African lemuriforms than Eocene European cercamoniines.[2]
References
- ^ Godinot 2006, p. 452.
- ^ Godinot 2006, p. 453.
- ^ Godinot 2010, pp. 324–326.
- ^ Fleagle 2013, p. 415.
Literature cited
- Godinot, M. (2006). "Lemuriform origins as viewed from the fossil record". Folia Primatologica. 77 (6): 446–464. doi:10.1159/000095391. PMID 17053330.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Godinot, M. (2010). "Chapter 19: Paleogene Prosimians". In Werdelin, L.; Sanders, W.J (eds.). Cenozoic Mammals of Africa. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-25721-4.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.
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- Marivaux, Laurent; Ramdarshan, Anusha (4 December 2013). "Djebelemur, a Tiny Pre-Tooth-Combed Primate from the Eocene of Tunisia: A Glimpse into the Origin of Crown Strepsirhines". PLOS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080778. PMC 3851781.
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- Simons, Elwyn L. (1997). "Discovery of the smallest Fayum Egyptian primates (Anchomomyini, Adapidae)". PNAS. 94 (1). NCBI: 180–184. doi:10.1073/pnas.94.1.180. PMC 19275. PMID 11038538.
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