Full reference: S. J. Hand, J. Maugoust, R. M. Beck and M. J. Orliac. 2023. A 50-million-year-old, three-dimensionally preserved bat skull supports an early origin for modern echolocation. Current Biology 33(21):4624-4640.e21
Parent taxon: Chiroptera according to S. J. Hand et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Aegyptonycteridae, Animalivora, Archaeopteropus, Australonycteris, Eochiroptera, Fructivorae, Frugivora, Icaronycteridae, Insectivorae, Megachiroptera, Microchiropteramorpha, Mixopteryx, Nycterididae, Onychonycteridae, Philisidae, Samonycteris, Tanzanycterididae, Yangochiroptera, Yinpterochiroptera
Subtaxa: Vielasia sigei
Type: Vielasia sigei
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Vielase (Eocene to Eocene of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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