Xenorhinos halli Hand 1998 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinonycteridae

Full reference: S. Hand. 1998. Xenorhinos, a new genus of Old World leaf-nosed bats (Microchiroptera: Hipposideridae) from the Australian Miocene. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 18(2):430-439

Belongs to Xenorhinos according to S. Hand 1998

Sister taxon: Xenorhinos bhatnagari

Type specimen: QM F22918, a skull (skull with left C1, P4-M3 and right P4-M3). Its type locality is Bitesantennary Site, which is in a Miocene cave horizon in Australia.

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Bitesantennary Site

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