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Brachipposideros dechaseauxi

From Tilcayo Cats, the lean encyclopaedia by Tilcayo Knowledge Systems

Brachipposideros dechaseauxi is an extinct bat described by Bernard Sigé in 1968 as Hipposideros (Brachipposideros) dechaseauxi. Its type specimen is a fragment of upper jaw from the Bouzigues phosphorite deposits in Hérault, France. The species name honours the palaeontologist Colette Dechaseaux.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Sigé, Bernard (1968). “Les chiroptères du Miocène inférieur de Bouzigues”. Palaeovertebrata 1, species treatment at p.90.