†family Onychonycteridae Simmons et al. 2008 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Onychonycteridae

Full reference: N. B. Simmons, K. L. Seymour, J. Habersetzer and G. F. Gunnell. 2008. Primitive Early Eocene bat from Wyoming and the evolution of flight and echolocation. Nature 451:818-821

Parent taxon: Chiroptera according to N. B. Simmons et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Aegyptonycteridae, Animalivora, Archaeopteropus, Australonycteris, Eochiroptera, Fructivorae, Frugivora, Icaronycteridae, Insectivorae, Megachiroptera, Microchiropteramorpha, Mixopteryx, Nycterididae, Philisidae, Samonycteris, Tanzanycterididae, Vielasia, Yangochiroptera, Yinpterochiroptera

Subtaxa: Onychonycteris Volactrix

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Nevada, Wyoming collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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