Qarmoutus Explained

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]

Notes and 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 . en . 12 . 3 . e0172409 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0172409 . 1932-6203 . 5332075 . 28248973 . 2017PLoSO..1272409E . free .
  2. Web site: 2017-03-10 . Giant Catfish Fossil Found in Egyptian Desert . https://web.archive.org/web/20210516125704/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt-catfish-fossil-palaeontology-science . dead . May 16, 2021 . 2023-10-18 . History . en.

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