Archerops Hand and Kirsch 2003 (leaf-nosed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Full reference: S. J. Hand and J. A. W. Kirsch. 2003. Archerops, a new annectent hipposiderid genus (Mammalia: Microchiroptera) from the Australian Miocene. Journal of Paleontology 77(6):1139-1151

Parent taxon: Coelopina according to S. J. Hand and J. A. W. Kirsch 2003

Sister taxa: Cloeotis, Coelops, Paracoelops

Subtaxa: Archerops annectens

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Type: Archerops annectens

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at AL90 Site (Miocene of Australia)

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