Qatranilestes
Qatranilestes Temporal range: Early Oligocene
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Superfamily: | ?Tenrecoidea
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Genus: | Qatranilestes Erik R. Seiffert, 2010
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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[]
- ^ a b c Erik R. Seiffert (2010). "The oldest and youngest records of Afrosoricida (Placentalia, Afrotheria) from the Fayum Depression of northern Egypt" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 55 (4): 599–616. doi:10.4202/app.2010.0023.
Categories:
- Prehistoric placental genera
- Fossil taxa described in 2010
- Oligocene mammals of Africa
- Prehistoric afrotherian stubs