†Qatrania wingi Simons and Kay 1983 (monkey)
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Mammalia - Primates - Parapithecidae
Full reference: E. L. Simons and R. F. Kay. 1983. Qatrania, new basal anthropoid primate from the Fayum, Oligocene of Egypt. Nature 304:624-626
Belongs to Qatrania according to E. L. Simons and R. F. Kay 1983
Sister taxa: Qatrania basiodontos, Qatrania fleaglei
Type specimen: CGM 40240, a mandible (right mandibular ramus with P4-M2 and part of the root of P3). Its type locality is Quarry E (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: arboreal omnivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry E (Jebel Qatrani Formation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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