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- Ptolemaiida abstract "Ptolemaiida is a taxon of wolf-sized afrothere mammals that lived in northern and eastern Africa during the Paleogene. The oldest fossils are from the latest Eocene strata of the Jebel Qatrani Formation, near the Fayum oasis in Egypt. A tooth is known from an Oligocene-aged stratum in Angola, and Miocene specimens (of Kelba) are known from Kenya and Uganda The origin of the Ptolemaiids is obscure, and debated. The type species was originally thought to be a primate, but, later, when elongated skulls with long canines of Ptolemaia and Qarunavaus were found, they were then thought to be hyaenodontids, or giant, carnivorous relatives of the pantolestid, Palaeosinopa, and of modern shrews The family Ptolemaiidae was elevated to order level in 1995, although some experts later placed the Ptolemaiidae within the pantolestids. Recently, Ptolemaiida has been placed within Afrotheria on the basis of paleobiology, as the taxon was endemic to Africa, and because of some similarities in the anatomical features of the skull in common with aardvarks.As mentioned earlier, there has been much confusion about the origins and even identities of the ptolemaiids. The first specimen, a set of isolated molar teeth, of the type species, Ptolemaia lyonsi, was originally identified as being a primate, as they were flat and nearly identical to those of primates. Later, when the first skull was found, it was then thought to be a monstrous, wolf-sized shrew, as the skull had long canine fangs, and was very gracile. However, recently, there has been A reconsideration of the ptolemaiids' diet, and possible behavior, as wear on the teeth suggest that it crushed hard or abrasive food, and that the teeth had little or no shearing ability. Even so, some sources still refer to them as being gigantic, carnivorous shrews.".
- Ptolemaiida class Eutheria.
- Ptolemaiida class Mammal.
- Ptolemaiida kingdom Animal.
- Ptolemaiida order Extinction.
- Ptolemaiida phylum Chordate.
- Ptolemaiida wikiPageID "14246003".
- Ptolemaiida wikiPageRevisionID "600273551".
- Ptolemaiida classis "Mammalia".
- Ptolemaiida fossilRange "Latest Eocene to ?Miocene".
- Ptolemaiida hasPhotoCollection Ptolemaiida.
- Ptolemaiida infraclassis Eutheria.
- Ptolemaiida name "Ptolemaiida".
- Ptolemaiida ordo "†Ptolemaiida".
- Ptolemaiida ordoAuthority "Simons & Bown, 1995".
- Ptolemaiida phylum Chordate.
- Ptolemaiida regnum "Animalia".
- Ptolemaiida subdivision "*Ptolemiiade (Osborn, 1908) **Cleopatrodon **Ptolemaia *Kelbidae **Kelba *incertae sedis **Qarunavus".
- Ptolemaiida subdivisionRanks "Families and Genera".
- Ptolemaiida unrankedSuperordo Afrotheria.
- Ptolemaiida subject Category:Cimolestans.
- Ptolemaiida subject Category:Eocene_mammals.
- Ptolemaiida subject Category:Miocene_extinctions.
- Ptolemaiida subject Category:Miocene_mammals.
- Ptolemaiida subject Category:Oligocene_mammals.
- Ptolemaiida subject Category:Prehistoric_mammals_of_Africa.
- Ptolemaiida type Animal100015388.
- Ptolemaiida type Chordate101466257.
- Ptolemaiida type EoceneMammals.
- Ptolemaiida type LivingThing100004258.
- Ptolemaiida type Mammal101861778.
- Ptolemaiida type MioceneMammals.
- Ptolemaiida type Object100002684.
- Ptolemaiida type OligoceneMammals.
- Ptolemaiida type Organism100004475.
- Ptolemaiida type PhysicalEntity100001930.
- Ptolemaiida type PrehistoricMammalsOfAfrica.
- Ptolemaiida type Vertebrate101471682.
- Ptolemaiida type Whole100003553.
- Ptolemaiida type Animal.
- Ptolemaiida type Eukaryote.
- Ptolemaiida type Mammal.
- Ptolemaiida type Species.
- Ptolemaiida type Mammal.
- Ptolemaiida type Organism.
- Ptolemaiida comment "Ptolemaiida is a taxon of wolf-sized afrothere mammals that lived in northern and eastern Africa during the Paleogene. The oldest fossils are from the latest Eocene strata of the Jebel Qatrani Formation, near the Fayum oasis in Egypt. A tooth is known from an Oligocene-aged stratum in Angola, and Miocene specimens (of Kelba) are known from Kenya and Uganda The origin of the Ptolemaiids is obscure, and debated.".
- Ptolemaiida label "Ptolemaiida".
- Ptolemaiida label "Ptolemaiida".
- Ptolemaiida label "Ptolemaiida".
- Ptolemaiida label "Ptolemaiidae".
- Ptolemaiida sameAs Ptolemaiida.
- Ptolemaiida sameAs Ptolemaiida.
- Ptolemaiida sameAs Ptolemaiidae.
- Ptolemaiida sameAs m.03cz1dv.
- Ptolemaiida sameAs Q965648.
- Ptolemaiida sameAs Q965648.
- Ptolemaiida sameAs Ptolemaiida.
- Ptolemaiida wasDerivedFrom Ptolemaiida?oldid=600273551.
- Ptolemaiida isPrimaryTopicOf Ptolemaiida.
- Ptolemaiida name "Ptolemaiida".