Miniopterus fossilis is a fossil bat in the genus Miniopterus. It existed in what is now Slovakia[1] during the Miocene period. It was first named by Zapfe in 1950.[2]
| Miniopterus fossilis Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Miniopteridae |
| Genus: | Miniopterus |
| Species: | †M. fossilis
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| †Miniopterus fossilis Zapfe, 1950
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References
edit- ^ 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.
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