Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Herpetotheriidae
Alternative combinations: Peratherium africanum, Qatranitherium africanum
Full reference: E. L. Simons and T. M. Bown. 1984. A New Species of Peratherium (Didelphidae; Polyprotodonta): The First African Marsupial. Journal of Mammalogy 65(4):539-548
Belongs to Peratherium according to J. J. Hooker et al. 2008
See also Crochet et al. 1992, Gunnell 2010 and Simons and Bown 1984
Sister taxa: Peratherium antiquum, Peratherium bretouense, Peratherium comstocki, Peratherium constans, Peratherium cuvieri, Peratherium edwardi, Peratherium elegans, Peratherium giselense, Peratherium lavergnense, Peratherium macgrewi, Peratherium matronense, Entomacodon angustidens
Type specimen: CGM 40236, a mandible (dentary bearing p2-m3). Its type locality is Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (1 collection), Oman (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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