Echoes through time: amazing inferences from a fossil bat

Echoes through time: amazing inferences from a fossil bat

Abstract Sister to the Chiroptera crown-clade, the 50 million year old Vielasia sigei is suggested to have used laryngeal echolocation based on morphometric analyses. We discuss how Vielasia’s discovery influences our understanding of the evolution of echolocation in bats and the insights fossils pr...

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Main Authors: Lucas J. S. Greville, Lily Hou, Harry A. W. Kumbhani, Beatriz Nogueira e Figueira, Karen J. Vanderwolf, Ryan A. C. Leys, Mathumy Sivatheesan, Thomas P. Pianta, Liam P. McGuire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Zoology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-024-00193-0
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Summary:Abstract Sister to the Chiroptera crown-clade, the 50 million year old Vielasia sigei is suggested to have used laryngeal echolocation based on morphometric analyses. We discuss how Vielasia’s discovery influences our understanding of the evolution of echolocation in bats and the insights fossils provide to the lives of extinct species.
ISSN:2056-3132

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