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Pseudovespertiliavus parva

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae

Taxonomy
Pseudovespertiliavus parva was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type specimen is UM/HGL50-420, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gour Lazib HGL50, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian terrestrial sandstone in the Glib Zegdou Formation of Algeria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Pseudovespertiliavus parva Ravel et al. p. 388 figs. Figs 16, 17 ; Tableau 6

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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
genusPseudovespertiliavus
speciesparva

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.

†Pseudovespertiliavus parva Ravel et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Forme emballonuride de très petite taille, carac- térisée par le cingulum des canines supérieures quasi rectiligne, épais et continu, la P3 à trois racines, l’ecto exus mésial profond, la postprotocrête longue mais non connectée au cingulum lin- gual, le paralophe long rejoignant parfois le protocône, le talon projeté linguodistalement, le cingulum lingual d’épaisseur mo- dérée connecté à un hypocône très réduit ; molaires inférieures nyctalodontes caractérisées par le trigonide étroit, l’entoconide moyen incliné distalement, les m3 avec les trois cuspides du talo- nide bien développées.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, 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 - 41.3Algeria (Bechar region) Pseudovespertiliavus parva (type locality: 77014)