Matthesia

Matthesia; Temporal range: Middle Eocene, 48.6–40.4 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	†Archaeonycteridae
Genus:	†Matthesia; and Russell 1980
Species
	†Matthesia germanica ; †Matthesia insolita ;

Matthesia was a primitive bat genus in the family Palaeochiropterygidae. Matthesia is represented by two species known from the middle Lutetian of Geiseltal, Germany.^[1] It may be a junior synonym of Palaeochiropteryx.^[2]

References[]

^ Sigé, Bernard; Russell, Donald E. (1980). "Compléments sur les chiroptères de l'Eocène moyen d'Europe. Les genres Palaeochiropteryx et Cecilionycteris". Palaeovertebrata. 9: 91–126.
^ Smith, Thierry; Habersetzer, Jörg; Simmons, Nancy B.; Gunnell, Gregg F. (March 2012). "Systematics and paleobiogeography of early bats". In Gunnell, Gregg F; Simmons, Nancy B (eds.). Evolutionary History of Bats. Evolutionary History of Bats: Fossils, Molecules and Morphology. pp. 23–66. doi:10.1017/cbo9781139045599.003. ISBN 9781139045599.

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