†family Tanzanycterididae Gunnell et al. 2003 (bat)
Full reference: G. F. Gunnell, B. F. Jacobs, P. S. Herendeen, J. J. Head, E. Kowalski, C. P. Msuya, F. A. Mizambwa, T. Harrison, J. Habersetzer and G. Storch. 2003. Oldest placental mammal from sub-Saharan Africa: Eocene microbat from Tanzania - evidence for early evolution of sophisticated echolocation. Palaeontologia Electronica 5(2):1-10
Parent taxon: Microchiroptera according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Afropterus, Emballonuroidea, Icaronycteridae, Icaronycteroidea, Nycteridae, Philisidae, Phyllostomatidae, Phyllostomatoidea, Rhinolophidae, Rhinolophoidea, Vespertilionidae, Vespertilionoidea
Subtaxa: Tanzanycteris
Type: Tanzanycteris
Ecology: volant insectivore