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Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) africanum

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Taxonomy
Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) africanum was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type specimen is CBI-1-247, a tooth, and it 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. trassounius, H. vetus, H. camerunensis, H. cyclops, H. khengkao

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Hipposideros (Pseudorhinolophus) africanum Ravel et al. p. 372 figs. Figs 8, 9, 10 ; Tableau 3

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyHipposideridaeLydekker 1891
genusHipposiderosGray 1831
subgenusPseudorhinolophus()
speciesafricanum

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Carroll 1988, Simmons et al. 2008, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

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 Hipposideros africanum (type locality: 87795)