Xenorhinos bhatnagari Hand et al. 2023 (bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Rhinonycteridae

Full reference: S. J. Hand, M. Archer, AGillespie and T. Myers. 2023. Xenorhinos bhatnagari sp. nov., a new, nasal-emitting trident bat (Rhinonycteridae, Rhinolophoidea) from early Miocene forests in northern Australia. The Anatomical Record 1-23

Belongs to Xenorhinos according to S. J. Hand et al. 2023

Sister taxon: Xenorhinos halli

Type specimen: QM F6104, a partial skull (rostral fragment with rightP4–M2 and alveoli for right C1, P2, and M3)

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Ross-Scott-Orr (RSO) Site on Godthelp Hill (Miocene of Australia)

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