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Table 1 Minimum proportion of permanent cheek teeth erupted when 95% median adult jaw length reached (bold denotes afrotherians).

From: Dental eruption in afrotherian mammals

One-third erupted

Chrysochloridae, Macroscelididae

One-half erupted

Potamogale , Oryzorictes , Setifer , Procavia , Tenrec , Eulemur

Two-thirds erupted

Didelphis, Erinaceus, Echinosorex, Hylobates, Perodicticus, Lemur, Tupaia

Fully erupted

Otocyon, Otolemur, Symphalangus