Australonycteris

Murgon Bat Temporal range: 54.6 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Suborder:	Microchiroptera
Family:	†Archaeonycteridae
Genus:	Australonycteris
Species:	A. clarkae
Binomial name
Australonycteris clarkae Hand, Novacek, Godthelp & Archer, 1994

Australonycteris is a monotypic extinct genus of microchiropteran bat with the single species Australonycteris clarkae.^[1] The species is known from fragmentary remains found at the Murgon fossil site, in south-eastern Queensland, dating to the early Eocene, 54.6 million years ago.^[1] It is one of the oldest bats in the world^[1], and inhabited forests and swampy areas, with a diet of insects and probably even small fish.^{[citation needed]}

See also

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• Icaronycteris

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Hand, S.; et al. (1994). "First Eocene bat from Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 14 (3): 375–381. 

• Australia's Lost Kingdom

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