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52.5 million years
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Bats
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52.2 million years
Fossil Record
Bats are extremely spread out mammals over the world! There are even bats here in Rhode Island! There 1,240 known species of bats, that can live for up to 20 YEARS!
Bats are the only MAMMALS who are capable of true flight. They are also nocturnal creatures whom are not as scary as in books.
ECHOLOCATION
The generation of signals that bounce off surronding objects and the processing of the returning echoes allows them to determine the direction distance and features of these objects with extraordinary accuracy, it makes it easy for bats to navigate and hunt during the night.
Megabats don't echolocate because they tend to live in trees and shrubs were it is not as dark as in caves. They rely on their eyesight and sense of smell.
Microbats use echolocation to hunt small insects, it is easier to naviagate and find them this way. Bats can actaully see fairly well in dim lights but in pitch black it is diffucult. Some bats evolved to echolocate through their noses to better direct the sound rather than their mouths.