Djebelemuridae

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. 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.

Djebelemuridae Temporal range: Early to Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Primates
Suborder:	Strepsirrhini
Infraorder:	incertae sedis
Family:	†Djebelemuridae Hartenberger & Marandat, 1992
Genera
†'Anchomomys' Stehlin, 1916[lower-alpha 1] †Djebelemur Hartenberger & Marandat, 1992 †Notnamaia Pickford et al., 2008 †Omanodon Gheerbrant et al., 1993 †Shizarodon Gheerbrant et al., 1993

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.^[1] Both djebelemurids share more characteristics—and therefore share a close phylogenetic relationship—with African lemuriforms than Eocene European cercamoniines.^[2]

References

1. Godinot 2006, p. 452.
2. Godinot 2006, p. 453.
3. Godinot 2010, pp. 324–326.
4. 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. S2CID 24163044.
• 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.
• Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.

• 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. 8 (12): e80778. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080778. PMC 3851781. PMID 24324627.
• Hartenberger, J.L.; Marandat, B. (1992). "A new genus and species of an early Eocene Primate from North Africa". International Institute for the Study of Man. Vol. 7.
• 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.