†Ptolemaia grangeri Bown and Simons 1987 (mammal)
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Mammalia - Ptolemaiida - Ptolemaiidae
Full reference: T. M. Bown and E. L. Simons. 1987. New Oligocene Ptolemaiidae (Mammalia: Pantolesta) from the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Depression, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 7(3):311-324
Belongs to Ptolemaia according to T. M. Bown and E. L. Simons 1987
See also Gunnell et al. 2010
Sister taxon: Ptolemaia lyonsi
Type specimen: CGM 42843, a tooth (left m3). Its type locality is Quarry V (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry V (Jebel Qatrani Formation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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