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Qarmoutus Temporal range: Eocene
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Restoration as an ariid catfish | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Class: | Actinopterygii
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Order: | Siluriformes
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Family: | Ariidae
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Genus: | †Qarmoutus El-Sayed et al, 2017
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Species: | †Q. hitanensis El-Sayed et al, 2017
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Binomial name | |
†Qarmoutus hitanensis El-Sayed et al, 2017
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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]