Qarunavus
| Qarunavus Temporal range: Oligocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | † Ptolemaiida |
| Family: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | † Qarunavus Simons & Gingerich, 1974 |
| Type species | |
| Qarunavus meyeri Simons & Gingerich, 1974 | |
Qarunavus is an extinct genus of mammals in the order Ptolemaiida. A single species, Qarunavus meyeri is known from the Lower Oligocene Jebel Qatrani Formation of modern-day Egypt. Described by Elwyn Simons & Philip Gingerich in 1974, the genus name is a combination of Qarun, the Arabic term for Lake Moeris, and -avus, Latin for "ancestor". The specific epithet honors Grant E. Mayer of the Yale Peabody Museum.[1]
References
- ↑ Simons, E. L.; Gingerich, P. D. (1974). "New carnivorous mammals from the Oligocene of Egypt" (PDF). Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt 4: 157–166.
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