†Tachypteron franzeni Storch et al. 2002 (sac-winged bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae
Full reference: G. Storch, B. Sigé, and J. Habersetzer. 2002. Tachypteron franzeni n. gen., n. sp., earliest emballonurid bat from the Middle Eocene of Messel (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 76(2):189-199
Belongs to Tachypteron according to G. Storch et al. 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: IRSNB BE 4-119a+b, a skeleton (complete skeleton including outline of the flight membranes). Its type locality is Messel, which is in a MP 11 lacustrine shale in the Messel Formation of Germany.
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Messel
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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