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Qarunavus

Mammalia - Ptolemaiida

Taxonomy
Qarunavus was named by Simons and Gingerich (1974). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Ptolemaiidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Ptolemaiida by Gunnell et al. (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Qarunavus Simons and Gingerich
1997Qarunavus McKenna and Bell
2010Qarunavus Gunnell et al. p. 86

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
orderPtolemaiidaSimons and Bown 1995
genusQarunavusSimons and Gingerich 1974

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.

G. †Qarunavus Simons and Gingerich 1974
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Qarunavus meyeri Simons and Gingerich 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Q. meyeri (175420)