Anatolianycteris Jones et al. 2018 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Palaeochiropterygidae

Full reference: M. F. Jones, P. M. C. Coster, A. Licht, G. Métais, F. Ocakoğlu, M. H. Taylor, and K. C. Beard. 2018. A stem bat (Chiroptera: Palaeochiropterygidae) from the late middle Eocene of northern Anatolia: implications for the dispersal and palaeobiology of early bats. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Parent taxon: Palaeochiropterygidae according to M. F. Jones et al. 2018

Sister taxa: Lapichiropteryx, Microchiropteryx, Palaeochiropteryx

Subtaxa: Anatolianycteris insularis

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Type: Anatolianycteris insularis

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at ORH type locality (Eocene of Türkiye)

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