Biology:Qarmoutus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| Qarmoutus Temporal range: Eocene
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| Order: | Siluriformes
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| Genus: | †Qarmoutus El-Sayed et al, 2017
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| Species: | †Q. hitanensis El-Sayed et al, 2017
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| †Qarmoutus hitanensis El-Sayed et al, 2017
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Qarmoutus hitanensis is an extinct ariid catfish whose fossils were first discovered in Birket Qarun Formation, Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt.[1] It lived during the Eocene period around 37 million years ago, and its body length is estimated to be about 6.5 feet long.[2]
References
- ↑ El-Sayed, Sanaa E.; Kora, Mahmoud A.; Sallam, Hesham M.; Claeson, Kerin M.; Seiffert, Erik R.; Antar, Mohammed S. (2017-03-01). "A new genus and species of marine catfishes (Siluriformes; Ariidae) from the upper Eocene Birket Qarun Formation, Wadi El-Hitan, Egypt" (in en). PLOS ONE 12 (3): e0172409. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172409. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 28248973. Bibcode: 2017PLoSO..1272409E.
- ↑ "Giant Catfish Fossil Found in Egyptian Desert" (in en). 2017-03-10. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt-catfish-fossil-palaeontology-science.
Wikidata ☰ Q42266297 entry
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