Primonatalus prattae

Primonatalus prattae is an extinct fossil bat of the family Natalidae, the funnel-eared bats, which lived in what is now Florida during the early Miocene. It was described by Gary S. Morgan and Nicholas J. Czaplewski in 2003 and is the only species of the genus Primonatalus. It is known from 32 fossils, which include upper and lower jaws, isolated teeth and various other bones. It matters as one of the few fossil members of a family whose living species are slender, insect-eating bats of the Americas and the Caribbean with unusually long tails and funnel-shaped ears. Because it is known only from fossil material, what can be said of its life rests on its bones and teeth, and the source gives no account of its appearance, diet or habits beyond its family placement, its age and its place of discovery.