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Miniopterus fossilis

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Miniopterus fossilis
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Species:
M. fossilis
Binomial name
Miniopterus fossilis
Zapfe, 1950

Miniopterus fossilis is a fossil bat in the genus Miniopterus. It existed in what is now Slovakia[1] during the Miocene period. It was first named by Zapfe in 1950.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mein, P. and Ginsburg, L. 2002. "Sur l'age relatif des differents karstiques miocenes de La Grive-Saint-Alban (Isere). Cahiers Scientifiques, Museum d'Histoire naturelle, Lyon 2:7-47.
  2. ^ Page 274, Acta palaeontologica Polonica, Volume 32. Polska Akademia Nauk, Komitet Geologicany, Zaklad Paleobiologi (Polska Akademia Nauk) Published by Panstwowe Wydawn. Naukowe, 1987.