Djebelemuridae

Djebelemuridae
Temporal range: Early to Late Eocene
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.[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.

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


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