Qarunavus meyeri Simons and Gingerich 1974 (mammal)

Mammalia - Ptolemaiida

Full reference: E. L. Simons and P. D. Gingerich. 1974. New carnivorous mammals from the Oligocene of Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt 4:157-166

Belongs to Qarunavus according to E. L. Simons and P. D. Gingerich 1974

See also Gunnell et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH M10189, a mandible (Left dentary dp2-4, m1-2). Its type locality is Quarry A (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry A (Jebel Qatrani Formation)

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