†Primonatalus prattae Morgan and Czaplewski 2003 (funnel-eared bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Natalidae
Full reference: G. S. Morgan and N. J. Czaplewski. 2003. A new bat (Chiroptera: Natalidae) from the early Miocene of Florida, with comments on natalid phylogeny. Journal of Mammalogy 84(2):729-752
Belongs to Primonatalus according to G. S. Morgan and N. J. Czaplewski 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UF 108641, a mandible (partial right dentary with all 3 molars). Its type locality is Thomas Farm, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Alachua Formation of Florida.
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Thomas Farm
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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