Palaeonycteris
| Palaeonycteris | |
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| Upper and lower maxilla of Palaeonycteris robustus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Rhinolophidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeonycteris Pomel, 1853 |
Palaeonycteris is an extinct
Rhinolophus and the also extinct Protorhinolophus. It is known from the Oligocene of Europe.[1] The type species of the genus is Palaeonycteris robustus.[2]
Several species have been assigned to this genus:[3]
- Palaeonycteris insignis von Meyer, 1845[4]
- Palaeonycteris praecox von Meyer, 1845[4]
- Palaeonycteris robustus Pomel, 1853[2]
References
- ^ Hall, Leslie (1989). "Rhinolophidae". In Walton, D.W.; Richardson, B.J. (eds.). Fauna of Australia (PDF). AGPS Canberra.
- ^ a b Palmer, T. S. (1904). "A List of the Genera and Families of Mammal". North American Fauna (23): 503.
- S2CID 127853642.
- ^ a b Trouessart, Edouard Louis (1899). Catalogus mammalium tam viventium quam fossilium a doctore E.-L. Trouessart (in Latin). R. Friedländer & sohn. p. 124.