Synemporion
| Synemporion Temporal range: Holocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Sinemporion Kendra Snyder, 2016 |
| Species: | S. keana |
| Binomial name | |
| Synemporion keana Kendra Snyder, 2016 | |
Synemporion was an extinct genus of bat which lived in what is now Hawaii, between 320,000 and 1,100 years ago.[1]
The first fossil remnants of Synemporion were found in a lava tube in Maui in 1981, but have since been found on other islands as well.[1]
References
- 1 2 Discovery of Extinct Bat Doubles Diversity of Native Hawaiian Land Mammals, at the American Museum of Natural History; published March 21, 2016; retrieved June 20, 2016
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