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Extinct species of bat

Miniopterus fossilis Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Miniopteridae
Genus:	Miniopterus
Species:	†M. fossilis
Binomial name
†Miniopterus fossilis Zapfe, 1950

Miniopterus fossilis is a fossil bat in the genus Miniopterus. It existed in what is now Slovakia during the Miocene period. It was first named by Zapfe in 1950.

References

Mein, P. and Ginsburg, L. 2002. "Sur l'age relatif des differents karstiques miocenes de La Grive-Saint-Alban (Isere). Cahiers Scientifiques, Museum d'Histoire naturelle, Lyon 2:7-47.
Page 274, Acta palaeontologica Polonica, Volume 32. Polska Akademia Nauk, Komitet Geologicany, Zaklad Paleobiologi (Polska Akademia Nauk) Published by Panstwowe Wydawn. Naukowe, 1987.

v t e Species of genus Miniopterus
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Miniopteridae
Fossils	M. approximatus M. fossilis M. rummeli M. tao M. zapfei
Eurasia and Australia	Little bent-wing bat (M. australis) Eastern bent-wing bat (M. fuliginosus) Southeast Asian long-fingered bat (M. fuscus) M. macrocneme Western bent-winged bat (M. magnater) Intermediate long-fingered bat (M. medius) Australasian bent-wing bat (M. orianae) M. pallidus Philippine long-fingered bat (M. paululus) Small bent-winged bat (M. pusillus) Loyalty bent-winged bat (M. robustior) Common bent-wing bat (M. schreibersii) Shortridge's long-fingered bat (M. shortridgei) Great bent-winged bat (M. tristis)
Mainland Africa and nearby islands	African long-fingered bat (M. africanus) Lesser long-fingered bat (M. fraterculus) Greater long-fingered bat (M. inflatus) M. maghrebensis M. mossambicus Least long-fingered bat (M. minor) Natal long-fingered bat (M. natalensis) M. newtoni
Madagascar and Comoros	M. aelleni M. ambohitrensis M. brachytragos Glen's long-fingered bat (M. gleni) Griffith's long-fingered bat (M. griffithsi) M. griveaudi M. mahafaliensis Major's long-fingered bat (M. majori) Manavi long-fingered bat (M. manavi) Peterson's long-fingered bat (M. petersoni) M. sororculus

Taxon identifiers
Miniopterus fossilis	Wikidata: Q1177499 EoL: 4437084 GBIF: 4969086 Open Tree of Life: 3613700 Paleobiology Database: 92013

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