Protonycteris

Protonycteris was a primitive bat genus in the family Archaeonycteridae with a sole species, Protonycteris gunnelli, found in Vastan Lignite Mine (Ypresian), in India.

Protonycteris Temporal range: 55.8–48.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	†Archaeonycteridae
Genus:	†Protonycteris Smith et al., 2007
Species:	†P. gunnelli
Binomial name
†Protonycteris gunnelli Smith et al., 2007