Australonycteris Hand et al. 1994 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera

Full reference: S. Hand, M. Novacek, H. Godthelp and M. Archer. 1994. First Eocene bat from Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14(3):375-381

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

See also Hand et al. 1994

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

Subtaxa: Australonycteris clarkae

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Type: Australonycteris clarkae

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit (Eocene of Australia)

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