Qatranilestes

Qatranilestes is an extinct genus of afrosoricid which existed in Fayum, Egypt during the earliest Oligocene period (Rupelian age).^[1] It was first named by Erik R. Seiffert in 2010 and the type species is Qatranilestes oligocaenus.^[1] As of 2010, Qatranilestes was the youngest known afrosoricid fossil from Egypt.^[1]

Qatranilestes Temporal range: 30 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Oligocene
Qatranilestes oligocaenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Afrosoricida
Suborder:	Tenrecomorpha
Superfamily:	?Tenrecoidea
Genus:	Qatranilestes Erik R. Seiffert, 2010
Species
Q. oligocaenus Erik R. Seiffert, 2010 (type)