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Tadarida leptognatha

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae

Taxonomy
Tadarida leptognatha was named by Rachl (1983). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSP 1966 XXXIV 746, a mandible (Mand. sin.). Its type locality is Goldberg, close to Nördlingen, which is in a MN 6 fluvial-lacustrine limestone in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Tadarida leptognatha Rachl

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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
familyMolossidaeGervais 1856
subfamilyTadaridinaeLegendre 1984
genusTadaridaRafinesque 1814
speciesleptognatha

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.

Tadarida leptognatha Rachl 1983
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Rachl 1983Zahnformel der Mandibel:3.1.2.3.; Corpus mandibulae sehr schmal und lang; Molaren nyctalodont; p2 und p4 zweiwurzelig; Processus coronoideus niedrig.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoref
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: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MN 6 or 13.82000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Tadarida leptognatha (type locality: 49521)