New genus and species of fossil bat (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Cuba

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-27

  Mancina, Carlos A ^a   García Rivera, Lainet ^a  

^a Institute for Ecology and Systematic   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cubanycteris silvai; Fossil bats; Stenodermatina

Indexed keywords

BAT; FOSSIL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; STENODERMATINA; STENODERMATINAE;

EID: 18744387697     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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