Madanycteris
| Madanycteris Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †M. razana
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| Binomial name | |
| †Madanycteris razana Samonds et. al., 2025
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Madanycteris is an extinct genus of hipposiderid chiropteran that lived during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.
Distribution
Madanycteris razana is [known from Madagascar.[1]
References
- ^ Samonds, Karen E.; Simmons, Nancy B.; Goodman, Steven M.; Alumbaugh, Jamie L.; Hand, Suzanne J.; Irwin, Mitchell T.; Rasolofomanana, Nadia; Gunnell, Gregg F. (6 May 2025). "Oldest record of Cenozoic terrestrial vertebrates (Chiroptera) from Madagascar". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. doi:10.1080/02724634.2025.2488447. ISSN 0272-4634. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via Taylor and Francis Online.