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Chambinycteris pusilli

Mammalia - Chiroptera

Taxonomy
Chambinycteris pusilli was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type specimen is tooth and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jebel Chambi, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian lacustrine limestone in the Chambi Formation of Tunisia. It is the type species of Chambinycteris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Chambinycteris pusilli Ravel et al. p. 403 figs. Figs 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 ; Tableau 10

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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
genusChambinycteris
speciespusilli

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.

†Chambinycteris pusilli Ravel et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Chiroptère ayant une formule dentaire ?/?I ; 1/1C ; 3/3P ; 3/3M. Orbite très en avant du crâne ; mandibule à proces- sus coronoïde haut et arrondi. Canines supérieures et inférieures réduites ; P2 uniradiculée de taille équivalente à P3 ; bord buc- cal de M1 bien incliné, ectolophe formant un « W » bien ouvert mais comprimé buccolingualement ; talon fortement projeté distolingualement muni d’un bassin très réduit ; cingulum lin- gual épais formant un petit hypocône ; M3 avec métacône bien formé, paralophe et cingulum lingual peu prononcés. p2 et p3 uniradiculées ; molaires inférieures nyctalodontes avec trigonide et talonide de largeur et longueur équivalentes ; entoconide faible et incliné distalement ; talonide plus long mais aussi large que le trigonide.
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: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Chambinycteris pusilli (type locality: 87795)