Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Palaeochiropteryx

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae

Taxonomy
Palaeochiropteryx was named by Revilliod (1917). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeonycterididae by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Palaeochiropteryx Revilliod
1980Palaeochiropteryx Kurten and Anderson

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
—Microchiropteramorpha(Simmons and Geisler 1998)
familyArchaeonycteridae(Revilliod 1917)
genusPalaeochiropteryxRevilliod 1917

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.

G. †Palaeochiropteryx Revilliod 1917
show all | hide all
†Palaeochiropteryx spiegeli Revilliod 1917
†Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon Revilliod 1917
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: MP 11 or 48.60000 to 40.40000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) P. sp. (182519)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. sp. (31717)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) P. tupaiodon (22701)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. sp. (31736 183350)