Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Full reference: G. F. Gunnell, R. Smith, and T. Smith. 2017. 33 million year old Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) and the rapid global radiation of modern bats. PLoS ONE 13(e0172621)
Belongs to Myotis according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Myotis antiquus, Myotis austroriparius, Myotis baranensis, Myotis bechsteini, Myotis blythi, Myotis boyeri, Myotis brandtii, Myotis californicus, Myotis danutae, Myotis dasycneme, Myotis daubentoni, Myotis davidii, Myotis elegans, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis estramosensis, Myotis evotis, Myotis exilis, Myotis grisecens, Myotis grisescens, Myotis helleri, Myotis ikonnikovi, Myotis janossyi, Myotis keenii, Myotis leibii, Myotis lucifugus, Myotis mangamolaris, Myotis murinoides, Myotis myotis, Myotis mystacinus, Myotis nattereri, Myotis oxygnathus, Myotis paradaubentoni, Myotis rectidens, Myotis salodorensis, Myotis sanctialbani, Myotis septentrionalis, Myotis siligorensis, Myotis sodalis, Myotis subulatus, Myotis thysanodes, Myotis velifer, Myotis volans, Myotis yumanensis
Type specimen: IRSNB M 2172, a mandible (right dentary with m1-3 and alveoli for i1-3, c, and p2-4). Its type locality is Boutersem TGV, which is in a Rupelian fluvial-lacustrine sandstone in the Borgloon Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: volant omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Belgium (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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