| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1980 |
| Authors: | S. Legendre |
| Journal: | Geobios |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Pagination: | 839-847 |
| Date Published: | 1980 |
| Keywords: | Chiroptera, Emballonuridae, Europe, fossils, France, Lower Miocene, palaeontology, Taphozous sp., Tertiary |
| Abstract: | The occurrence of an emballonurid bat is revealed within the micromammalian fauna found at the Lower Miocene locality of Port-la-Nouvelle (Aude). The material is described, and the comparison with homologous elements of fossil and living Emballonuridae indicates a modern character of the teeth. This species could be related to the recent genus Taphozous. Therefore, a new family is added to the Western European mammalian Neogene fauna; and the Neogene geographical area of this family, previously limited to East Africa, is now extended to Europe. |