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Myotis boyeri

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Myotis boyeri was named by Mein (1965). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MHNL FSL Li 16, a mandible (Mand. sin. p2-m3). Its type locality is Lissieu (Miocene micromammals), which is in a MN 13 terrestrial horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Myotis boyeri Mein pp. 249-251 fig. 17

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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
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusMyotisKaup 1829
speciesboyeri

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.

Myotis boyeri Mein 1965
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Mein 1965Myotis de taille moyenne, aux dents fortes et épaisses, à m3 longue et peu réduite, caractérisée par une grande longueur des prémolaires par rapport aux molaires (L. p2p4/m1m3 x 100 = 60).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 11 to the top of the Messinian or 8.70000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Spain (Granada) Myotis boyeri (26752)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Myotis boyeri (37789)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) Myotis boyeri (144566)
MN 137.246 - 4.9France (Rhone) Myotis boyeri (type locality: 68218)