‭ ‬Microchiroptera - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Icaronycteris

In Depth Towards the end of the Triassic a group of reptiles evolved wings so that they could fly after insects in the air,‭ ‬becoming the reptiles now known to us as pterosaurs.‭ ‬Over one hundred and sixty million years later and only around thirteen million years after the pterosaurs became extinct at the end … Read more

Witwatia

In Depth Witwatia is a genus of bat that at the time of writing only known to have inhabited North Africa during the late Eocene.‭ ‬The type species,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬schlosseri as well as W.‭ ‬eremicus are both known from the Birket Qarun Formation of Egypt.‭ ‬A third species named in‭ ‬2012,‭ ‬W.‭ ‬sigei,‭ ‬is known … Read more