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Anatolianycteris

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Anatolianycteris
Temporal range: Middle Eocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Palaeochiropterygidae
Genus: Anatolianycteris
Species:
A. insularis
Binomial name
Anatolianycteris insularis
Jones et. al., 2018

Anatolianycteris is an extinct genus of bat that inhabited Turkey during the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus containing the species A. insularis.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Jones, Matthew F.; Coster, Pauline M. C.; Licht, Alexis; Métais, Grégoire; Ocakoğlu, Faruk; Taylor, Michael H.; Beard, Kenneth Christopher (20 July 2018). "A stem bat (Chiroptera: Palaeochiropterygidae) from the late middle Eocene of northern Anatolia: implications for the dispersal and palaeobiology of early bats". Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. 99 (2): 261–269. doi:10.1007/s12549-018-0338-z. ISSN 1867-1594. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.