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Vespertiliavus kasserinensis

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Emballonuridae

Taxonomy
Vespertiliavus kasserinensis was named by Ravel et al. (2016). Its type specimen is CBI-2-061, 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
V. schlosseri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Vespertiliavus kasserinensis Ravel et al. p. 377 figs. Figs 11, 12, 13 ; Tableau 4

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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
superfamilyEmballonuroidea
familyEmballonuridaeDobson 1875
genusVespertiliavus
specieskasserinensis

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.

†Vespertiliavus kasserinensis Ravel et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Ravel et al. 2016Vespertiliavus de petite taille, présentant un profond ecto exus sur M1-2, une inclinaison prononcée du bord buccal de ces mêmes molaires, un cingulum buccal épais, un parastyle très fort partiellement désolidarisé de la préparacrête sur M1, un ren ement linguodistal du bassin du talon parfois accompagné du développe- ment d’un hypocône.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volantf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-01 09:30:42
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Simmons et al. 2008, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

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 Vespertiliavus kasserinensis (type locality: 87795)