Two stunningly preserved, 52 million-year-old bat skeletons unearthed in Wyoming are the oldest ever found and belong to a never-before-seen species, researchers have revealed.
The rare fossils were discovered in the Green River Formation in the southwest of the state.
The newfound species was slightly smaller than the closest known related bat species, Icaronycteris index, and could easily fit into a human hand with its wings folded against its body.
Source: www.livescience.com
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