Lapichiropteryx Tong 1997 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Palaeochiropterygidae

Full reference: Y. Tong. 1997. Middle Eocene Small Mammals from Liguanqiao Basin of Henan Province and Yuanqu Basin of Shanxi Province, Central China. Palaeontologica Sinica, New Series C 26:1-256

Parent taxon: Palaeochiropterygidae according to Y. Tong 1997

Sister taxa: Anatolianycteris, Microchiropteryx

Subtaxa: Lapichiropteryx xiei

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Type: Lapichiropteryx xiei

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Heti Formation Locality 1 (Eocene of China)

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