Icaronycteris Index Fossil Bat
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Amazing new Fossil Bat, Icaronycteris Index, from Fossil Shack, found in August 2017 in our American Fossil Quarry.
Icaronycteris Index is one of the oldest bat species on the planet. It lived some 51 Million Years Ago in the Eocene of Wyoming. Icaronycteris was a primitive bat, emerging very early in the age of mammals. Modern bats have a single claw on their first digit, but Icaronycteris had this plus another one on the second digit. Icaronycteris also lacked a uropatagium, the flap of skin in between the legs of modern bats that also includes the tail. It has a long tail, a carryover in its evolution from a land dwelling mammal. Icaronycteris also had a less rigid skeletal structure. Finally even though Icaronycteris was an insectivore, it had a full set of teeth that were relatively unspecialized beyond the basic mammalian form. Later bats would develop more specialized teeth that were also fewer in number than Icaronycteris had.
This bat also has soft-tissue preservation such as muscle tissue on the right wing, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.
Measurements:
Total length ( straight from tail to nose) 102mm
Total width (furthest points) 72mm
Skull 17.5mm long by 8.5mm wide
Tail (straight line) 33mm
Left femur 17mm
Right femur 17mm
Left wing (longest digit, straight) 52mm
Right wing (longest digit, straight) 53mm
Rib cage ( bottom rib to top rib, left side) 21mm
Left scapula to right scapula (top points) 24mm
Left humerus 30mm
Right humerus 30mm
This pristine specimen is one of less than 6 to ever go up for public sale.
This product can not be added to your cart but is still for sale!
It can only be purchased by contacting us.
For more information or purchasing information contact us at [email protected]
Icaronycteris Index is one of the oldest bat species on the planet. It lived some 51 Million Years Ago in the Eocene of Wyoming. Icaronycteris was a primitive bat, emerging very early in the age of mammals. Modern bats have a single claw on their first digit, but Icaronycteris had this plus another one on the second digit. Icaronycteris also lacked a uropatagium, the flap of skin in between the legs of modern bats that also includes the tail. It has a long tail, a carryover in its evolution from a land dwelling mammal. Icaronycteris also had a less rigid skeletal structure. Finally even though Icaronycteris was an insectivore, it had a full set of teeth that were relatively unspecialized beyond the basic mammalian form. Later bats would develop more specialized teeth that were also fewer in number than Icaronycteris had.
This bat also has soft-tissue preservation such as muscle tissue on the right wing, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage.
Measurements:
Total length ( straight from tail to nose) 102mm
Total width (furthest points) 72mm
Skull 17.5mm long by 8.5mm wide
Tail (straight line) 33mm
Left femur 17mm
Right femur 17mm
Left wing (longest digit, straight) 52mm
Right wing (longest digit, straight) 53mm
Rib cage ( bottom rib to top rib, left side) 21mm
Left scapula to right scapula (top points) 24mm
Left humerus 30mm
Right humerus 30mm
This pristine specimen is one of less than 6 to ever go up for public sale.
This product can not be added to your cart but is still for sale!
It can only be purchased by contacting us.
For more information or purchasing information contact us at [email protected]
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