Americanycteris
| Americanycteris Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | † |
| Species: | †A. cyrtodon |
| Binomial name | |
| †Americanycteris cyrtodon Morgan et. al., 2023 | |
Americanycteris is an extinct genus of phyllostomid bat that lived during the Early Miocene.
Distribution
A. cyrtodon is known from Panama, being a member of the Arikareean Lirio Norte Local Fauna and the Hemingfordian Centenario Fauna.[1]
References
- ^ Morgan, Gary S.; Czaplewski, Nicholas J.; Rincon, Aldo F.; Bloch, Jonathan I.; Wood, Aaron R.; MacFadden, Bruce J. (29 November 2023). "A new early Miocene bat (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Panama confirms middle Cenozoic chiropteran dispersal between the Americas". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 30 (4): 963–993. doi:10.1007/s10914-023-09690-4. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 26 February 2025 – via Springer Nature Link.