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Microchiropteramorpha
Taxonomy
Microchiropteramorpha was named by Simmons and Geisler (1998). It is extant.
It was reranked as the unranked clade Microchiropteramorpha by Harrison and Hooker (2010).
It was assigned to Chiroptera by Smith et al. (2007), Harrison and Hooker (2010).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Microchiropteramorpha by Harrison and Hooker (2010).
It was assigned to Chiroptera by Smith et al. (2007), Harrison and Hooker (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1998 | Microchiropteramorpha Simmons and Geisler |
| 2007 | Microchiropteramorpha Smith et al. p. 1004 |
| 2010 | Microchiropteramorpha Harrison and Hooker p. 2 |
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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.
Unr. Microchiropteramorpha Simmons and Geisler 1998
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Fm. †Archaeonycteridae Revilliod 1917
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G. †Archaeonycteris Revilliod 1917
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†Archaeonycteris brailloni Russell et al. 1973
†Archaeonycteris praecursor Tabuce et al. 2009
†Archaeonycteris relicta Harrison and Hooker 2010
†Archaeonycteris storchi Smith et al. 2007
G. †Matthesia Smith and Storch 1981
Fm. †Hassianycterididae Habersetzer and Storch 1987
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Subor. Microchiroptera Dobson 1875
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G. †Afropterus Lavocat 1961
Invalid names: Icaronycteroidea [empty]
Fm. †Palaeochiropterygidae Revilliod 1917
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G. †Palaeochiropteryx Revilliod 1917
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†Palaeochiropteryx sambuceus Czaplewski et al. 2022
†Palaeochiropteryx spiegeli Revilliod 1917
†Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon Revilliod 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 50.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (37 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Eocene | Portugal (Região Centro) | Archaeonycteris praecursor (79200) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | France (Var) | Archaeonycteris sp. (35538) | |
| Ypresian | India (Gujarat) | Cambaya complexus, Jaegeria cambayensis, Protonycteris gunnelli, Hassianycteris kumari, Microchiropteryx folieae, Archaeonycteris sp. (55494) | |
| Ypresian | Belgium (West Flanders) | Palaeochiropterygidae indet. (68430) | |
| Ypresian | France (Marne) | Archaeonycteris brailloni (35533 35535) | |
| Ypresian | Belgium | Hassianycteris joeli (68438) | |
| MP 10 - MP 11 | France | Archaeonycterididae indet. (183396) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) | Palaeochiropteryx sp. (31717) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon) | Palaeochiropteryx sp. (182519) | |
| Sharamurunian | China (Shanxi) | Lapichiropteryx sp., Lapichiropteryx xiei (41116) | |
| Sharamurunian | China (Henan) | Microchiroptera indet. (41120) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Nevada) | Microchiroptera indet., Palaeochiropteryx sambuceus (16218) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Microchiroptera indet. (16499) | |
| Lutetian | Türkiye (Ankara) | Anatolianycteris insularis (195188) | |
| Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Matthesia germanica, Matthesia insolita, Cecilionycteris prisca (13322) | |
| MP 11 | Germany (Hessen) | Archaeonycteris trigonodon, Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon (22701) | |
| Middle Eocene | Peru (Loreto) | Microchiroptera indet. (176151) | |
| Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | Microchiroptera indet. (16630) | |
| Bartonian | United Kingdom (England) | Microchiroptera indet. 1, Microchiroptera indet. 2, Microchiroptera indet. 3, Microchiroptera indet. 4 (39014) | |
| Bartonian | France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) | Palaeochiropterygidae indet. (177581) | |
| Bartonian | France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) | Microchiroptera indet., Archaeonycteris sp., Palaeochiropteryx sp. (31736 183350) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | China (Nei Mongol) | Microchiroptera indet. (174913 174914) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene | China (Henan) | Archaeonycterididae indet. (174738) | |
| Priabonian - Rupelian | Peru (Loreto) | Microchiroptera indet. (144474) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Wyoming) | Microchiroptera indet. (17045) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Oman (Dhofar) | Microchiroptera indet. (162464) | |
| Rupelian | Switzerland | Microchiroptera indet. (183371) | |
| Late/Upper Clarendonian | USA (Florida) | Microchiroptera indet. (18554) | |
| Zanclean | Ethiopia | Microchiroptera indet. (22160) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Microchiroptera indet. (70556) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (California) | Microchiroptera indet. (20173 20178) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Malaysia (Perak) | Microchiroptera indet. (235742) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Malaysia (Selangor) | Microchiroptera indet. (235743) |