Witwatia was exclusively carnivorous, fitted w/ powerful jaws & large canines. Aegyptonycteris, however, was a generalist omnivore, feeding on fruits, nectar, insects and small vertebrates.
KINGS of CALAMAR
ft. Northern Bottlenose Whale, Sato’s and Stejneger’s Beaked Whales and the Dwarf Sperm Whale!
#animals #cetacea #squid
🦇 Another awesome commission! This one features two Late Eocene Egyptian giant bats- Aegyptonycteris (with the fruit) and Witwatia. Both of them were around the size of the extant Spectral Bat (the largest living carnivorous bat).
#paleoart
🦇 Another awesome commission! This one features two Late Eocene Egyptian giant bats- Aegyptonycteris (with the fruit) and Witwatia. Both of them were around the size of the extant Spectral Bat (the largest living carnivorous bat).
#paleoart
KINGS of CALAMAR
ft. Northern Bottlenose Whale, Sato’s and Stejneger’s Beaked Whales and the Dwarf Sperm Whale!
#animals #cetacea #squid