Subfamily Tadaridinae Legendre 1984 (free-tailed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Parent taxon: Molossidae according to J. Arroyo-Cabrales et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Cuvierimops, Eumops, Molossinae, Mormopterus, Nyctinomus, Potamops, Rhizomops, Wallia

Subtaxa: Mops Nyctinomops Tadarida

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (1), Brazil (2), Cayman Islands (1), Italy (1), Madagascar (1), Mauritius (1), Mexico (2), Puerto Rico (2), South Africa (1), United States (10: Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, West Virginia), Zambia (1)

• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)

• Pliocene of Kenya (2)

• Miocene of France (1), Germany (2), Kenya (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (1)

• Oligocene of France (1)

• Eocene of France (4)

Total: 38 collections including 42 occurrences

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