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Onychonycteridae

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Onychonycteridae

Taxonomy
Onychonycteridae was named by Simmons et al. (2008). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chiroptera by Simmons et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Onychonycteridae Simmons et al. p. 818

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
familyOnychonycteridae
familyOnychonycteridae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Onychonycteridae Simmons et al. 2008
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G. †Onychonycteris Simmons et al. 2008
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Onychonycteris finneyi Simmons et al. 2008
G. †Volactrix Czaplewski et al. 2022
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Volactrix simmonsae Czaplewski et al. 2022
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2008-02-13 12:22:21
Modified: 2008-02-13 14:22:21
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lostcabinian to the top of the Bridgerian or 54.90000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Onychonycteris finneyi (78672)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Nevada) Volactrix simmonsae (16218)