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Megaderma franconica

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Megadermatidae

Taxonomy
Megaderma franconica was named by Ziegler (1993). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSP. 1937 II 10357, Mandible dex. p4-m2, a mandible. Its type locality is Wintershof-West, which is in a MN 3 fissure fill horizon in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Megaderma franconica Ziegler p. 121 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 1

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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
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyMegadermatidaeAllen 1864
genusMegadermaGeoffroy 1810
speciesfranconica

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.

Megaderma franconica Ziegler 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1993Mittelgroße Megaderma-Art mit der Kombination folgender Merkmale: Crista mandibulae rostralis relativ flach. lncisura sigmoidea superior konkav. Schmaler Talon am P4. C sup. mit mesiolingualem Basalhöckerchen. M1 und M2 mit Mesolstyl.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: MN 3 or 20.00000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Megaderma franconica (type locality: 68040)