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Scotophilus
Taxonomy
Scotophilus was named by Leach (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Vespertilionidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Wessels et al. (2003).
It was assigned to Vespertilionidae by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Wessels et al. (2003).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1821 | Scotophilus Leach |
1980 | Scotophilus Kurten and Anderson |
2003 | Scotophilus Wessels 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Nowak 1991, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 15.97000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Miocene | Libya | S. sp. (77030) | |
Gelasian - Calabrian | Kenya | S. sp. (21502) | |
Pleistocene - Holocene | South Africa | S. dinganii (21949) | |
Holocene | South Africa (N. Transraal) | S. nigrita (21693) |