Madanycteris

Madanycteris; Temporal range: Tortonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Hipposideridae
Genus:	† Madanycteris
Species:	†M. razana
Binomial name
	†Madanycteris razana; Samonds et. al., 2025

Last updated August 15, 2025

Madanycteris is an extinct genus of hipposiderid chiropteran that lived during the Tortonian stage of the Miocene epoch.

Distribution

Madanycteris razana is known from Madagascar.^[1]

References

↑ Samonds, Karen E.; Simmons, Nancy B.; Goodman, Steven M.; Alumbaugh, Jamie L.; Hand, Suzanne J.; Irwin, Mitchell T.; Rasolofomanana, Nadia; Gunnell, Gregg F. (6 May 2025). "Oldest record of Cenozoic terrestrial vertebrates (Chiroptera) from Madagascar" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . doi:10.1080/02724634.2025.2488447. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 29 May 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] Samonds, Karen E.; Simmons, Nancy B.; Goodman, Steven M.; Alumbaugh, Jamie L.; Hand, Suzanne J.; Irwin, Mitchell T.; Rasolofomanana, Nadia; Gunnell, Gregg F. (6 May 2025). "Oldest record of Cenozoic terrestrial vertebrates (Chiroptera) from Madagascar" . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . doi:10.1080/02724634.2025.2488447. ISSN 0272-4634 . Retrieved 29 May 2025– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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