UCMP MYSTERY FOSSIL #12 is . . .
Icaronycteris


UCMP Mystery Fossil Number 12

Icaronycteris turns out to be a bat—in fact, the oldest known complete fossil bat. Bat fossils are rare in the fossil record because the light skeletons do not preserve well; and many bats live in tropical forests, where conditions are usually unfavorable for the formation of fossils. Find out more cool facts about bats in the fossil record here.
 

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