Dental eruption and adult dentition of the enigmatic ptolemaiid Qarunavus meyeri from the Oligocene of the Fayum Depression (Egypt) revealed by micro-computed tomography clarifies its phylogenetic position
Panagiotis Kampouridis,
Josephina Hartung,
Felix J Augustin
et al.
Abstract:The Palaeogene is a very important time period for mammalian evolution because it documents the first occurrence of many groups. One such group is the enigmatic Ptolemaiida, best known from the Early Oligocene of the Fayum Depression in Egypt, where it is represented by three genera, Ptolemaia, Qarunavus, and Cleopatrodon, including five species. Among these, Qarunavus meyeri is especially rare, as it is only known from two partial juvenile mandibles. Herein, the affinities of this taxon are re-investigated by… Show more
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