Jawharia Seiffert et al. 2007 (placental)

Mammalia - Tribosphenida

Full reference: E. R. Seiffert, E. L. Simons, T. M. Ryan, T. M. Bown, and Y. Attia. 2007. New remains of Eocene and Oligocene Afrosoricida (Afrotheria) from Egypt, with implications for the origin(s) of afrosoricid zalambdodonty. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(4):963-972

Parent taxon: Tenrecomorpha according to E. R. Seiffert et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Afrosoricida, Chrysochloridae, Plesiorycteropus, Potamogalidae, Qatranilestes, Tenrecidae, Dilambdogale, Nanogale, Widanelfarasia

Subtaxa: Jawharia tenrecoides

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry E (Jebel Qatrani Formation) (Oligocene of Egypt)

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