†family Tanzanycterididae Gunnell et al. 2003 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Tanzanycterididae

Full reference: G. F. Gunnell, B. F. Jacobs, P. S. Herendeen, J. J. Head, E. Kowalski, C. P. Msuya, F. A. Mizambwa, T. Harrison, J. Habersetzer and G. Storch. 2003. Oldest placental mammal from sub-Saharan Africa: Eocene microbat from Tanzania - evidence for early evolution of sophisticated echolocation. Palaeontologia Electronica 5(2):1-10

Parent taxon: Chiroptera according to T. Smith et al. 2012

See also Gunnell et al. 2003

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

Subtaxa: Tanzanycteris

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Type: Tanzanycteris

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Mahenge (Eocene of Tanzania)

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