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Notonycteris

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae

Taxonomy
Notonycteris was named by Savage (1951). It is not extant. Its type is Notonycteris magdalenensis.

It was assigned to Phyllostomatidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980).

Species
N. magdalenensis (type species), N. sucharadeus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Notonycteris Savage p. 357
1980Notonycteris Kurten and Anderson

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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
suborderYangochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyNoctilionoideaGray 1821
familyPhyllostomidaeGray 1825
genusNotonycterisSavage 1951

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.

G. †Notonycteris Savage 1951
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†Notonycteris sucharadeus Czaplewski et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Humeri diameter28.367.609.208.401.13
Humeri deltopectoral ridge height15.00----
Humerus shaft diameter13.20----
Tibia diameter24.013.504.604.050.778

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) N. magdalenensis (133648 136211) N. magdalenensis, N. sucharadeus (145614)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia N. magdalenensis, N. sucharadeus (13749)