Miniopterus fossilis

Extinct species of bat

Miniopterus fossilis

Temporal range: Miocene

Scientific classification
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.

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Species of genus Miniopterus

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Mammalia
* Order: Chiroptera
* Family: Miniopteridae

Fossils|

* M. approximatus
* M. fossilis
* M. rummeli
* M. tao
* M. zapfei

Eurasia and Australia|

* Little bent-wing bat (M. australis)
* Eastern bent-wing bat (M. fuliginosus)
* Southeast Asian long-fingered bat (M. fuscus)
* M. macrocneme
* Western bent-winged bat (M. magnater)
* Intermediate long-fingered bat (M. medius)
* Australasian bent-wing bat (M. orianae)
* M. pallidus
* Philippine long-fingered bat (M. paululus)
* Small bent-winged bat (M. pusillus)
* Loyalty bent-winged bat (M. robustior)
* Common bent-wing bat (M. schreibersii)
* Shortridge's long-fingered bat (M. shortridgei)
* Great bent-winged bat (M. tristis)

Mainland Africa and nearby islands|

* African long-fingered bat (M. africanus)
* Lesser long-fingered bat (M. fraterculus)
* Greater long-fingered bat (M. inflatus)
* M. maghrebensis
* M. mossambicus
* Least long-fingered bat (M. minor)
* Natal long-fingered bat (M. natalensis)
* M. newtoni

Madagascar and Comoros|

* M. aelleni
* M. ambohitrensis
* M. brachytragos
* Glen's long-fingered bat (M. gleni)
* Griffith's long-fingered bat (M. griffithsi)
* M. griveaudi
* M. mahafaliensis
* Major's long-fingered bat (M. majori)
* Manavi long-fingered bat (M. manavi)
* Peterson's long-fingered bat (M. petersoni)
* M. sororculus

Taxon identifiers

Miniopterus fossilis|

* Wikidata: Q1177499
* EoL: 4437084
* GBIF: 4969086
* Open Tree of Life: 3613700
* Paleobiology Database: 92013

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