†family Philisidae Sigé 1985 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Philisidae

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

See also Gunnell et al. 2008

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

Subtaxa: Dizzya Philisis Scotophilisis Vampyravus Witwatia

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Type: Philisis

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Egypt (2 collections), Oman (1)

• Eocene of Algeria (1), Egypt (1), Tunisia (1)

Total: 6 collections including 9 occurrences

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