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Qatrania fleaglei

Osteichthyes - Primates - Parapithecidae

Taxonomy
Qatrania fleaglei was named by Simons and Kay (1988). Its type specimen is CGM 41850, a mandible (right dentary preserving p4-m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarry M (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Qatrania fleaglei Simons and Kay

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderParapithecoidea(Schlosser 1911)
familyParapithecidaeSchlosser 1911
subfamilyQatraniinae
genusQatrania
speciesfleaglei

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Qatrania fleaglei Simons and Kay 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Qatrania fleaglei (type locality: 12960)