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Megaderma lugdunensis

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Megadermatidae

Taxonomy
Rhinolophus lugdunensis was named by Depéret (1892). It is not extant. Its type specimen is FSL 212993.

It was recombined as Megaderma lugdunensis by Mein (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Rhinolophus lugdunensis Depéret p. 13
1958Megaderma lugdunensis Mein p. 14

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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
specieslugdunensis(Depéret 1892)

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 lugdunensis Depéret 1892
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Depéret 1892Grande espèce pouvant atteindre des dimensions d’un bon quart plus fortes que celles du Rhinolophus ferrum equinum actuel, caractérisée par sa première prémolaire supérieure placée sur la rangée dentaire et empechat le contact entre la canine et la deuxième prémolaire; et par la presence de deux prémolaires infèrieures au lieu de trios, par suite de la disparition de la deuxiéme petite prémolaire de vrais Rhinolophus.
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: Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MN 6 or 13.65000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Megaderma lugdunensis (200296)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Megaptera lugdunensis (69711)