Fossilized Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Fossilized Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon

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Palaeochiropteryx was recovered in our analysis as belonging to the earliest branch of the bat tree, alongside a handful of other extinct taxa, like Icaronycteris and Onychonycteris from North America and Vielasia from Europe.

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Matthew F. Jones, Arizona State University

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