Biology:Qatranilestes
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Qatranilestes is an extinct genus of afrosoricid which existed in Fayum, Egypt during the earliest Oligocene period (Rupelian age).[1] It was first named by Erik R. Seiffert in 2010 and the type species is Qatranilestes oligocaenus.[1] As of 2010, Qatranilestes was the youngest known afrosoricid fossil from Egypt.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Erik R. Seiffert (2010). "The oldest and youngest records of Afrosoricida (Placentalia, Afrotheria) from the Fayum Depression of northern Egypt". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55 (4): 599–616. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0023. http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app55/app20100023.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7267183 entry
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