Protonycteris

{{Short description|Extinct genus of bats}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|55.8|48.6}}

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| genus = Protonycteris

| parent_authority = Smith et al., 2007

| species = gunnelli

| authority = Smith et al., 2007

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Protonycteris was a primitive bat genus in the family Archaeonycteridae with a sole species, Protonycteris gunnelli, found in Vastan Lignite Mine (Ypresian), in India.