Qarmoutus
Extinct genus of fishes
| Qarmoutus Temporal range: Eocene | |
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| 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 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". PLOS ONE. 12 (3): e0172409. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1272409E. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172409. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5332075. PMID 28248973.
- ^ "Giant Catfish Fossil Found in Egyptian Desert". History. 2017-03-10. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
