†Khoufechia Ravel et al. 2016 (slit-faced bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Nycteridae
Full reference: A. Ravel, M. Adaci, M. Bensalah, A.-L. Charruault, E. M. Essid, H. K. Ammar, W. Marzougui, M. Mahboubi, F. Merbrouk, G. Merzeraud, M. Vianey-Liaud, R. Tabuce, and L. Marvaux. 2016. Origine et radiation initiale des chauves-souris modernes : nouvelles découvertes dans l’Éocène d’Afrique du Nord. Geodiversitas 38(3):355-434
Parent taxon: Nycteridae according to A. Ravel et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Nycteris
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Jebel Chambi (Eocene to Eocene of Tunisia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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