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Qarmoutus
Temporal range: Eocene
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Giant Catfish Fossil Found in Egyptian Desert". History. 2017-03-10. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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