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23 days ago
New Study Illuminates Bats’ Murky Origins
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. New York Times World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 15:00 UTC. The headline in use is “New Study Illuminates Bats’ Murky Origins”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.
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