Protonycteris
Extinct genus of bats
Protonycteris Temporal range: 55.8–48.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | †Archaeonycteridae |
Genus: | †Protonycteris Smith et al., 2007 |
Species: | †P. gunnelli |
Binomial name | |
†Protonycteris gunnelli Smith et al., 2007 |
Protonycteris was a primitive bat genus in the family Archaeonycteridae with a sole species, Protonycteris gunnelli, found in Vastan Lignite Mine (Ypresian), in India.
References
- "Protonycteris" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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