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Anatolianycteris insularis

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Palaeochiropterygidae

Taxonomy
Anatolianycteris insularis was named by Jones et al. (2018). Its type specimen is EOU-UCF-7, a mandible (right dentary preserving p4 and adjacent alveoli), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ORH type locality, which is in a Lutetian wet floodplain siliciclastic in the Uzunçarşidere Formation of Turkey. It is the type species of Anatolianycteris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Anatolianycteris insularis Jones et al.

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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
Microchiropteramorpha(Simmons and Geisler 1998)
familyPalaeochiropterygidaeRevilliod 1917
genusAnatolianycteris
speciesinsularis

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.

Anatolianycteris insularis Jones et al. 2018
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Turkey (Ankara) Anatolianycteris insularis (type locality: 195188)