First fossil flying lemur: a dermopteran from the Late Eocene of Thailand

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First fossil flying lemur: a dermopteran from the Late Eocene of Thailand

  • Volume / Part: 35 / 2
  • Publication Date: June 1992
  • Page(s): 373 - 380
  • Authored By: S. Ducrocq, E. Buffetaut, H. Buffetaut-Tong, J.-J. Jaeger, Y. Jongkanjanasoontorn and V. Suteethorn

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The first unequivocal fossil dermopteran (flying lemur) is reported here. It comes from the Tertiary Basin (Upper Eocene) of Krabi, Thailand, and appears to be close to the ancestor of the extant forms. Other supposed dermopterans reported previously from North America cannot be referred to this Order.

Palaeontology - Volume 35 Part 2 Pages 373-380



Palaeontology - Volume 35 Part 2 Pages 373-380

Citations

DUCROCQ, S., BUFFETAUT, E., BUFFETAUT-TONG, H., JAEGER, J., JONGKANJANASOONTORN, Y., SUTEETHORN, V. 1992. First fossil flying lemur: a dermopteran from the Late Eocene of Thailand. Palaeontology, 35, 2, 373–380.