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. 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.

Djebelemuridae Temporal range: Early to Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
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 †Namaia 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fleagle, J.G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution (3rd ed.). Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-123-78633-3. OCLC 820107187.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

• 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.
• 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. 7.
• Simons, Elwyn L. (1997). "Discovery of the smallest Fayum Egyptian primates (Anchomomyini, Adapidae)". PNAS. NCBI. 94 (1): 180–184. doi:10.1073/pnas.94.1.180. PMC 19275. PMID 11038538.