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Aegyptonycteris knightae
Taxonomy
Aegyptonycteris knightae was named by Simmons et al. (2016). Its type specimen is CGM 83740, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Birket Qarun 2, which is in a Priabonian channel sandstone in the Birket Qarun Formation of Egypt. It is the type species of Aegyptonycteris.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2016 | Aegyptonycteris knightae Simmons et al. |
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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.
†Aegyptonycteris knightae Simmons et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008 | |||||
Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Priabonian | Egypt | Aegyptonycteris knightae (type locality: 67706) |