†Witwatia sigei Ravel et al. 2012 (bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Philisidae
Full reference: A. Ravel, L. Marivaux, R. Tabuce, M. Ben Haj Ali, E. L. Essid and M. Vianey-Liaud. 2012. A new large philisid (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionoidea) from the late early Eocene of Chambi, Tunisia. Palaeontology 55(5):1035-1041
Belongs to Witwatia according to A. Ravel et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Witwatia eremicus, Witwatia schlosseri
Type specimen: CB1-230, a tooth
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Algeria (1 collection), Tunisia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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