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Oligopteryx hamaxitos

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae

Taxonomy
Oligopteryx hamaxitos was named by Morgan and Czaplewski (2023). Its type specimen is UF 157768, a mandible (left dentary fragment with m1-m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Brooksville 2, which is in an Arikareean fissure fill claystone/sandstone in Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Oligopteryx hamaxitos Morgan and Czaplewski p. 178

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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
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyEmballonuroidea
familyEmballonuridaeDobson 1875
genusOligopteryx
specieshamaxitos

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.

†Oligopteryx hamaxitos Morgan and Czaplewski 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-01 09:30:42
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Arikareean or 31.80000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Florida) Oligopteryx hamaxitos (17341)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Oligopteryx hamaxitos (type locality: 17476)