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Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Taxonomy
Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type specimen is CBI-1-245, 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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis Ravel et al. p. 368 figs. Figs 6, 7 ; Tableau 2

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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
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyHipposideridaeLydekker 1891
genusPalaeophyllophoraRevilliod 1917
speciestunisiensis

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.

Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis Ravel et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Espèce caractérisée par l’absence de mésostyle et de postprotocrête sur M1-2. Le protocône de ces mêmes dents est très volumineux. Le cingulum linguodistal rejoint le postcin- gulum. Le talonide des m1-2 est bien développé, aussi long et large que le trigonide. Cuspides du t
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Tunisia Palaeophyllophora tunisiensis (type locality: 87795)