†Brevipalatus Hand and Archer 2005 (leaf-nosed bat)
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Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae
Full reference: S. J. Hand and M. Archer. 2005. A new hipposiderid genus (Microchiroptera) from an early Miocene bat community in Australia. Palaeontology 48(2):371-383
Parent taxon: Rhinonycterina according to S. J. Hand and M. Archer 2005
Sister taxa: Brachipposideros, Rhinonycteris
Subtaxa: Brevipalatus mcculloughi
Type: Brevipalatus mcculloughi
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution: found only at Bitesantennary Site (Miocene of Australia)
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