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Necromantis fragmentum

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Necromantidae

Taxonomy
Necromantis fragmentum was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type specimen is CBI-2-010, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jebel Chambi, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine limestone in the Chambi Formation of Tunisia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Necromantis fragmentum Ravel et al. p. 363 figs. Figs 4, 5 ; Tableau 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
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyNecromantidaeSigé 2011
genusNecromantisWeithofer 1887
speciesfragmentum

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.

Necromantis fragmentum Ravel et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Chiroptère avec une denture robuste, canine supé- rieure munie de deux tubercules secondaires puissants, une molaire supérieure avec un léger ecto exus et un bord buccal très incliné mésiolingualement, une p4 présentant une ébauche de paraconide et un bassin du talonide plus développé.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2008-02-13 12:22:21
Modified: 2008-02-13 14:22:21
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Necromantis fragmentum (type locality: 87795)