†Riversleigha Hand 1998 (leaf-nosed bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Full reference: S. Hand. 1998. Riversleigha williamsi gen. et sp. nov., a large Miocene hipposiderid (Microchiroptera) from Riversleigh, Queensland. Alcheringa 22(3-4):259-276
Parent taxon: Hipposideridae according to S. J. Hand and J. A. W. Kirsch 2003
See also Hand 1998
Sister taxa: Anthops, Aselliscus, Hipposiderini, Hipposideros, Miophyllorhina, Palaeophyllophora, Palaeophyllopora, Paraphyllophora, Rhinonycterini, Triaenops, Vaylatsia
Subtaxa: Riversleigha williamsi
Type: Riversleigha williamsi
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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