Australonycteris clarkae 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

Belongs to Australonycteris according to S. Hand et al. 1994

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: QM F19147, a tooth (left m?2). Its type locality is Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine claystone/sandstone in Australia.

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Tingamarra Local Fauna - Boat Mountain deposit

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