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Archaeonycteris brailloni

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Archaeonycteridae

Taxonomy
Archaeonycteris brailloni was named by Russell et al. (1973). Its type specimen is MNHN Av4564, a tooth (Right M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP V6168, Avenay quarry, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the Lignites de Soissonais Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Archaeonycteris brailloni Russell et al. p. 27 figs. 6-7

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
Microchiropteramorpha(Simmons and Geisler 1998)
familyArchaeonycteridae(Revilliod 1917)
genusArchaeonycterisRevilliod 1917
speciesbrailloni

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.

Archaeonycteris brailloni Russell et al. 1973
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Archaeonycteris brailloni (35533 type locality: 35535)