The genus Chiropteris was named from fragmentary and whole-plant fossils.

It was constituted of a short 25cm long petiole and a 16cm diameter circular leaf.

In Brazil, fossil of genus Chiropteris, was located on outcrop in the municipalities of São Jerônimo and Mariana Pimentel.

They are in the geopark Paleorrota in Rio Bonito Formation and date from Sakmarian in Permian.

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