†Turkanycteris Gunnell and Manthi 2018 (fruit bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Pteropodidae
Full reference: G. F. Gunnell and F. K. Manthi. 2018. Pliocene bats (Chiroptera) from Kanapoi, Turkana Basin, Kenya. Journal of Human Evolution 1-10
Parent taxon: Pteropodidae according to G. F. Gunnell and F. K. Manthi 2018
Sister taxa: Eidolon, Notopteris, Nyctimene, Propottininae, Pteropus, Rousettus
Subtaxa: Turkanycteris harrisi
Type: Turkanycteris harrisi
Ecology: volant herbivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Kanapoi Nzube's Mandible Site (Pliocene of Kenya)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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