What was the first kind of bat discovered? – Hydrogen Zone

Question: What was the first kind of bat discovered?
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Asked by Christopher to Jeff on 22 May 2015.
- Jeff Shi answered on 22 May 2015:
  
  Humans have interacted with and painted bats for thousands of years – they’re even in some old Australian cave paintings! The oldest bat we know of, on the other hand, is about 55 million years old: a fossil named Onychonycteris finneri that was discovered in Wyoming about 10 years ago!

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