†Vulcanops Hand et al. 2018 (New Zealand short-tailed bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Mystacinidae
Full reference: S. J. Hand, R. M. D. Beck, M. Archer, N. B. Simmons, G. F. Gunnell, R. P. Scofield, A. J. D. Tennyson, V. L. De Pietri, S. W. Salisbury and T. H. Worthy. 2018. A new, large-bodied omnivorous bat (Noctilionoidea: Mystacinidae) reveals lost morphological and ecological diversity since the Miocene in New Zealand. Scientific Reports 8:235
Parent taxon: Mystacinidae according to S. J. Hand et al. 2018
Sister taxon: Mystacina
Subtaxa: Vulcanops jennyworthyae
Type: Vulcanops jennyworthyae
Ecology: volant frugivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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