Qarmoutus

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Qarmoutus Temporal range: Eocene
Restoration as an ariid catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Ariidae
Genus:	†Qarmoutus El-Sayed et al, 2017
Species:	†Q. hitanensis El-Sayed et al, 2017
Binomial name
†Qarmoutus hitanensis El-Sayed et al, 2017

Qarmoutus hitanensis is an extinct ariid catfish whose fossils were first discovered in Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt. It lived during the Eocene period around 37 million years ago, and its body length is estimated to be about 6.5 feet long.

References[]

• Giant Catfish Fossil Found in Egyptian Desert, National Geographic