Compléments sur les Chiroptères de l'Eocène moyen d'Europe. Les genres Palaeochiropteryx et Cecilionycteris.

Bernard Sigé and Donald E. Russell

Cite this article: Sigé B., Russell D. E., 1980. Compléments sur les Chiroptères de l'Eocène moyen d'Europe. Les genres Palaeochiropteryx et Cecilionycteris. Palaeovertebrata 9 (ext): 91-126.

Abstract

New dental and skeletal material referable to Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon from the Middle Eocene locality of
Messel (G.F.R.) is studied, which provides additions to the previously gained knowledge of this european genus. Dental specimens from Geiseltal (G.D.R.), also of Middle Eocene age, allow us to analyze Cecilionycteria prisca. Some of these are separated to establish a new genus, Matthesia, and two new species, M. germanica and M. ? insolita.