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Megaderma
Taxonomy
Megaderma was named by Geoffroy (1810). It is extant.
It was assigned to Rhinolophina by Gray (1825); and to Megadermatidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Mein and Ginsburg (1997).
It was assigned to Rhinolophina by Gray (1825); and to Megadermatidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980), Mein and Ginsburg (1997).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1810 | Megaderma Geoffroy p. 197 |
| 1825 | Megaderma Gray p. 338 |
| 1980 | Megaderma Kurten and Anderson |
| 1997 | Megaderma Mein and Ginsburg p. 796 |
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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.
G. Megaderma Geoffroy 1810
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†Megaderma brailloni Sigé 1968
†Megaderma franconica Ziegler 1993
†Megaderma lopezae Sevilla 1990
†Megaderma lugdunensis Depéret 1892
Megaderma spasma Linnaeus 1758 [lesser false vampire bat]
†Megaderma vireti Mein 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 25 to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP 25 | Spain (Cuenca) | M. lopezae (184097) | |
| Miocene | France | M. lugdunensis (200296) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Thailand | M. sp. (48126) | |
| MN 3 | Germany (Bavaria) | M. franconica (68040) | |
| MN 6 | Slovakia (Bratislava) | Megaptera lugdunensis (69711) | |
| MN 10 | Austria | M. vireti (66945) | |
| MN 11 | Austria (Burgenland) | M. vireti (37789) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Ravenna) | M. mediterraneum (144566) | |
| MN 13 | France (Rhone) | M. vireti (68218) | |
| Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | M. richardsi (182931) | |
| Pleistocene | Israel | M. watwat (39251) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Philippines | M. spasma (194833 194835) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | China (Hubei) | M. lyra (92787) |