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Paleptesicus

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Paleptesicus was named by Zapfe (1970). It is not extant.

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

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Paleptesicus Zapfe
1980Paleptesicus Kurten and Anderson

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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()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusPaleptesicusZapfe 1970

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. †Paleptesicus Zapfe 1970
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Paleptesicus priscus Zapfe 1950
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 11 or 15.98000 to 7.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. noctuloides, P. sp. (48325)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) P. priscus (69711)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Austria P. noctuloides (66942)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Austria (Niederösterreich) P. noctuloides (66943)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Austria P. noctuloides (66945 66946)
MN 118.725 - 7.9Austria (Niederoesterreich) P. noctuloides (32649)