Matthesia
| Matthesia Temporal range: Middle Eocene, | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | †Archaeonycteridae |
| Genus: | †Matthesia Sigé and Russell 1980 |
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Matthesia was a primitive bat genus in the family Palaeochiropterygidae. Matthesia is represented by two species known from the middle Lutetian of Geiseltal, Germany.[1] It may be a junior synonym of Palaeochiropteryx.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sigé, Bernard; Russell, Donald E. (1980). "Compléments sur les chiroptères de l'Eocène moyen d'Europe. Les genres Palaeochiropteryx et Cecilionycteris". Palaeovertebrata. 9: 91–126.
- ↑ Smith, Thierry; Habersetzer, Jörg; Simmons, Nancy B.; Gunnell, Gregg F. (March 2012). "Systematics and paleobiogeography of early bats". In Gunnell, Gregg F; Simmons, Nancy B (eds.). Evolutionary History of Bats. pp. 23–66. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139045599.003. ISBN 9781139045599.
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