Philisis sphingis Sigé 1985 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Philisidae

Belongs to Philisis according to B. Sigé 1985

Sister taxon: Philisis sevketi

Type specimen: YPM 34488, a maxilla (right maxilla with P4-M3). Its type locality is Quarry I (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Quarry I (Jebel Qatrani Formation)

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