More than 56 million years ago, something took wing. Now, combining ancient fossils with genomes from living species, researchers are rewriting the bat family tree, and tracing these creatures toward their mysterious beginnings in Paleocene Europe. https://wildhunt.org/2026/09/something-took-wing-in-paleocene-sunsets.html #pagan #witchcraft #bats #archaeology #fossils #genomics #science