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Eptesicus aurelianensis

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Eptesicus aurelianensis was named by Ziegler (1993). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSP 1937 II 20408, a mandible (Mand. sin with C,p2,p4,m2-m3). Its type locality is Wintershof-West, which is in a MN 3 fissure fill horizon in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Eptesicus aurelianensis Ziegler p. 142 figs. Pl.5, fig. 4

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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
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusEptesicusRafinesque 1820
speciesaurelianensis

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.

Eptesicus aurelianensis Ziegler 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1993Kleine Eptesicus-Art. Lingualcingulum von C inf. und p2 mesial und distal vorspringend, mit Basalhöckerchen. Größe und Größenbeziehungen siehe Maße de Holotypus.
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 17:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MN 3 or 20.00000 to 16.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eptesicus aurelianensis (69098)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Eptesicus aurelianensis (type locality: 68040)