Qatranimys
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| Qatranimys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | †Myophiomyidae |
| Genus: | †Qatranimys |
| Species: | †Q. safroutus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Qatranimys safroutus Al-Ashqar et. al., 2021 | |
Qatranimys is an extinct genus of phiocricetomyine rodent that inhabited Egypt during the Priabonian stage of the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus containing the species Q. safroutus.[1]
