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Megadermatidae (false vampire)
Taxonomy
Megadermatidae was named by Allen (1864). It is extant.
It was assigned to Chiroptera by Butler (1984), Nowak (1991), Dawson et al. (1999) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Rhinolophoidea by Carroll (1988) and Amador et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Chiroptera by Butler (1984), Nowak (1991), Dawson et al. (1999) and Wilson and Reeder (2005); and to Rhinolophoidea by Carroll (1988) and Amador et al. (2018).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Megadermatidae Allen |
| 1984 | Megadermatidae Butler |
| 1988 | Megadermatidae Carroll |
| 1991 | Megadermatidae Nowak |
| 1999 | Megadermatidae Dawson et al. p. 283 |
| 2005 | Megadermatidae Wilson and Reeder |
| 2018 | Megadermatidae Amador 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.
Fm. Megadermatidae Allen 1864 [false vampire]
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G. Cardioderma Peters 1873 [Heart-nosed bat]
G. Megaderma Geoffroy 1810
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†Megaderma brailloni Sigé 1968
†Megaderma franconica Ziegler 1993
†Megaderma lopezae Sevilla 1990
†Megaderma lugdunensis Depéret 1892
Megaderma spasma Linnaeus 1758 [lesser false vampire bat]
†Megaderma vireti Mein 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma
Collections (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupelian | Egypt (Fayum) | Saharaderma pseudovampyrus (60127) | |
| MP 25 | Spain (Cuenca) | Megaderma lopezae (184097) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Macroderma sp. (183096) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Macroderma godthelpi (84865) | |
| Miocene | France | Megaderma lugdunensis (200296) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Thailand | Megaderma sp. (48126) | |
| MN 3 | Germany (Bavaria) | Megaderma franconica (68040) | |
| MN 4 - MN 5 | Greece (Macedonia) | Megadermatidae indet. (73861) | |
| MN 6 | Slovakia (Bratislava) | Megaptera lugdunensis (69711) | |
| MN 7 + 8 | Switzerland (Baselland) | Megadermatidae indet. (49421) | |
| Tortonian | Australia (Queensland) | Macroderma sp. (68775) | |
| MN 10 | Austria | Megaderma vireti (66945) | |
| MN 11 | Austria (Burgenland) | Megaderma vireti (37789) | |
| Messinian | Italy (Ravenna) | Megaderma mediterraneum (144566) | |
| MN 13 | France (Rhone) | Megaderma vireti (68218) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macroderma koppa (181610 182958) | |
| Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Megaderma richardsi (182931) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | Megadermatidae indet. (22341) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Tanzania (Arusha) | Cardioderma leakeyi (197250) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macroderma gigas (96015 136222 182322) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | Macroderma indet. (144585) | |
| Pleistocene | Israel | Megaderma watwat (39251) | |
| Quaternary | Australia (New South Wales) | Macroderma gigas (182323) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial) | China (Hubei) | Megaderma lyra (92787) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Philippines | Megaderma spasma (194833 194835) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Macroderma sp. (182321) |