Djebelemuridae

Djebelemuridae Temporal range: Early to Late Eocene PreЄ Є 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
Genus
†'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

Djebelemuridae is an extinct family of early strepsirrhine primates from Africa.^[3] It consists of five genera.^[4]

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]

Godinot, M. (2006). "Lemuriform origins as viewed from the fossil record". Folia Primatologica. 77 (6): 446–464. doi:10.1159/000095391. PMID 17053330.
Godinot, M. (2010). "Chapter 19: Paleogene Prosimians". In Werdelin, L.; Sanders, W.J. 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.

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