Mammalia - Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae
Full reference: D. E. Russell, P. Louis, and D. E. Savage. 1973. Chiroptera and Dermoptera of the French early Eocene. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 95:1-57
Belongs to Archaeonycteris according to D. E. Russell et al. 1973
Sister taxa: Archaeonycteris praecursor, Archaeonycteris relicta, Archaeonycteris storchi
Type specimen: MNHN Av4564, a tooth (Right M1). Its type locality is UCMP V6168, Avenay quarry, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Lignites de Soissonais Formation of France.
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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