Recently, theteam of paleontology at the University of Montpellier II, in the program PALASIAFRICA and in collaboration with the universities ofRate and Tlemcen (Algeria), discovered the fossil remains of the oldest African bats known to date, in the formation of El Kohol (Algeria) dated from the Lower Eocene (about -50 But).
Hivi karibuni, thetimu ya paleontology katika Chuo Kikuu cha Montpellier II, katika mpango PALASIAFRICA na kwa kushirikiana na vyuo vikuu yaKiwango cha na Tlemcen (Algeria), kugundua mafuta bado wa popo kongwe ya Afrika inayojulikana kwa tarehe, katika malezi ya El Kohol (Algeria) tarehe kutoka Eocene Chini (kuhusu -50 Lakini).