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Vespertiliavus aenigma

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae

Taxonomy
Vespertiliavus aenigma was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type specimen is CBI-2-169, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jebel Chambi, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine limestone in the Chambi Formation of Tunisia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. schlosseri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Vespertiliavus aenigma Ravel et al. p. 384 figs. Figs 14, 15 ; Tableau 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
genusVespertiliavus
speciesaenigma

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.

†Vespertiliavus aenigma Ravel et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Vespertiliavus caractérisé par une canine supérieure avec un cingulum très épais et continu, une P4 très étirée longi- tudinalement, et une M3 possédant un ectolophe qui conserve la postmétacrête et le métastyle semblable au M1/2. Espèce plus grande (environ une fois et demi) que Vespertiliavus kasserinensis Ravel, n. sp
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, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Vespertiliavus aenigma (type locality: 87795)