Archaeonycteris
Encyclopedia
Archaeonycteris was a primitive bat
genus whose remains were found in Germany
, France
, England
and India
.
Bat
Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
genus whose remains were found in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Species
- Archaeonycteris trigonodon Revilliod, 1917 - Messel PitMessel pitThe Messel Pit is a disused quarry near the village of Messel, about southeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Bituminous shale was mined there. Because of its abundance of fossils, it has significant geological and scientific importance...
(LutetianLutetianThe Lutetian is, in the geologic timescale, a stage or age in the Eocene. It spans the time between and . The Lutetian is preceded by the Ypresian and is followed by the Bartonian. Together with the Bartonian it is sometimes referred to as the Middle Eocene subepoch...
), Germany - Archaeonycteris pollex Storch & Habersetzer, 1988 - Messel Pit (Lutetian), Germany
- Archaeonycteris brailloni Russell et al., 1973 - Avenay quarryAvenay-Val-d'OrAvenay-Val-d'Or is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
(YpresianYpresianIn the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between and , is preceded by the Thanetian age and is followed by the Eocene Lutetian age....
), France - Archaeonycteris relicta Harrrison & Hooker, 2010 - Creechbarrow Limestone Formation, [England
- Archaeonycteris storchi Smith et al., 2007 - Vastan Lignite Mines (Ypresian), India