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Paleptesicus

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae

Taxonomy
Paleptesicus was named by Zapfe (1970). It is not extant.

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

Species
P. priscus
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. noctuloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Paleptesicus Zapfe
1980Paleptesicus 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
superfamilyVespertilionoidea
familyVespertilionidae
genusPaleptesicusZapfe 1970

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. †Paleptesicus Zapfe 1970
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†Paleptesicus priscus Zapfe 1950
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:10
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 11 or 15.97000 to 7.75000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. noctuloides, P. sp. (48325)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) P. priscus (69711)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria (Niederösterreich) P. noctuloides (66943)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Austria P. noctuloides (66942)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Austria P. noctuloides (66945 66946)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Niederoesterreich) P. noctuloides (32649)