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Unidentified bat

Brown bat fossil on tan stone. The edge of the stone is visible top left and bottom left where the stone broke through the tip of the bat's left wing. The face is turned left and a scapula is in the middle of the open mouth looking almost like a tongue.

Bat found in summer of 2021 and currently unidentified. Specimen is approximately 9 cm tall. Catalog number FOBU17689.

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Fossil Butte National Monument, Code: FOBU

Fossil Butte National Monument, Lincoln County, Wyoming
Latitude: 41.8563003540039, Longitude: -110.762001037598

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04/25/2022

04/25/2022

Monday, May 9, 2022 9:27:49 PM

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