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Onychonycteris finneyi

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Onychonycteridae

Taxonomy
Onychonycteris finneyi was named by Simmons et al. (2008). Its type specimen is ROM 55351A,B, a skeleton (nearly complete, articulated skeleton including skull with lower jaws), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Finney Quarry, which is in a Lostcabinian lacustrine - large limestone in the Green River Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Onychonycteris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Onychonycteris finneyi Simmons et al. p. 818

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
familyOnychonycteridae
genusOnychonycteris
speciesfinneyi

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.

Onychonycteris finneyi Simmons et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Lostcabinian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Onychonycteris finneyi (type locality: 78672)