Early Eocene bat from Wyoming
Jepsen GL. 1966. Early Eocene bat from Wyoming. Science. 154(3754):1333-1339
A fossil skeleton of an early Eocene bat, the oldest known flying mammal, was found in southwest Wyoming in the Green River Formation on what was the bottom of Fossil Lake. The bat is assigned to the new species Icaronycteris index of the suborder Microchiroptera. Photographs and tables.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Jepsen, Glenn
- Units
- FOBU
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Animals, Bats (Chiroptera), Cenozoic, Colorado Plateau, Eocene, Fossil Lake (WY), Fossils, Geology, Green River Formation, Mammals, Paleogene, Paleontology, Physical Sciences