Riversleigha Hand 1998 (leaf-nosed bat)

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

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Type: Riversleigha williamsi

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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