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Tanzanycterididae

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Tanzanycterididae

Taxonomy
Tanzanycterididae was named by Gunnell et al. (2003). It is not extant. Its type is Tanzanycteris.

It was assigned to Microchiroptera by Gunnell et al. (2003); and to Chiroptera by Smith et al. (2012).

Subtaxa
Tanzanycteris (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Tanzanycterididae Gunnell et al. p. 3
2012Tanzanycterididae Smith et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Life
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
familyTanzanycterididae
familyTanzanycterididae

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. †Tanzanycterididae Gunnell et al. 2003
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G. †Tanzanycteris Gunnell et al. 2003
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Tanzanycteris mannardi Gunnell et al. 2003
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Tanzania Tanzanycteris mannardi (31499)