Genetic time capsule helps researchers rewrite the bat family tree and trace the origins of flight, echolocation
October 06, 2026
October 06, 2026
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news:
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Genetic time capsule helps researchers rewrite the bat family tree and trace the origins of flight, echolocation
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By combining genomes from every living bat family with fossil evidence, researchers found that bats -- and powered flight -- likely originated in Europe and that echolocation emerged before modern bats began to diversify.
Bats h . . .
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Genetic time capsule helps researchers rewrite the bat family tree and trace the origins of flight, echolocation
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By combining genomes from every living bat family with fossil evidence, researchers found that bats -- and powered flight -- likely originated in Europe and that echolocation emerged before modern bats began to diversify.
Bats h . . .