A new genus of vespertilionid bat from Early Miocene of Jebel Zelten (Libya) with comments on Scotophilus and early history of vespertilionid bats.

Abstract

A vespertilionid bat from MN4 site in Libya suggests relations between Philisidae and Scotophilus. Basal position of the latter supported by molecular data

Keywords

• vespertilionidae
• Miocene
• Scotophilus
• phylogeny