Figure 9. Possible phylogenetic relationships of Tanzanycteris with A. microchiropteran monophyly or B. microchiropteran paraphyly. In A, megachiropterans are the sister taxon to all fossil microbats and extant microchiropterans. In B, megachiropterans are the sister taxon to extant rhinolophoids rendering Microchiroptera paraphyletic. Possible synapomorphies supporting nodes (see Table 2): 1,3 - trochiter extends proximally beyond humeral head; suprascapular process absent; ribs with posterior laminae; distal ventral process of manubrium laterally compressed; 2 - cochlea greatly enlarged; ribs with anterior laminae; 4 - cochlea greatly enlarged.