Qarmoutus
Extinct genus of fishes
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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 ft (2.0 m) long.[2]
| Qarmoutus Temporal range: Eocene | |
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| Restoration as an ariid catfish | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Ariidae |
| Genus: | †Qarmoutus El-Sayed et al, 2017 |
| Type species | |
| †Qarmoutus hitanensis El-Sayed et al, 2017 | |
The following cladogram is based on a parsimonious phylogenetic tree with equally weighted characters from the original description of Qarmoutus, with updated binomial names:[1]
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