Toothcomb
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A toothcomb is a dental structure found in some mammals, comprising a group of front teeth arranged in a manner that facilitates grooming, similar to a hair comb. The toothcomb occurs in lemuriform pr
The lemuriform toothcomb, viewed from the underside of the lower jaw
The toothcomb of a colugo differs significantly in shape from that of lemuriform primates.
Toothcomb of a ring-tailed lemur, with canine-like premolars behind it
The sublingua is a secondary tongue below the primary tongue and is used to remove hair and debris from the toothcomb of lemuriforms.
Strepsirrhini
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Strepsirrhini or Strepsirhini is a suborder of primates that includes the lemuriform primates, which consist of the lemurs of Madagascar, galagos and pottos from Africa, and the lorises from India and
Early primates possessed adaptations for arboreal locomotion that enabled maneuvering along fine branches, as seen in this slender loris.
Notharctus, a type of North American adapiform, resembled lemurs but did not give rise to them.
The suborder Strepsirrhini was proposed by É. Geoffroy in 1812.