Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Full reference: K. E. Samonds, N. B. Simmons, S. M. Goodman, J. L. Alumbaugh, S. J. Hand, M. T. Irwin, N. Rasolofomanana and G. F. Gunnell. 2025. Oldest record of Cenozoic terrestrial vertebrates (Chiroptera) from Madagascar. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Parent taxon: Hipposideridae according to K. E. Samonds et al. 2025

Sister taxa: Anthops, Aselliscus, Hipposiderini, Hipposideros, Macronycteris, Miophyllorhina, Palaeophyllophora, Palaeophyllopora, Paraphyllophora, Rhinonycterini, Riversleigha, Triaenops, Vaylatsia

Subtaxa: Madanycteris razana

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Type: Madanycteris razana

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at Ile Makamby (Miocene of Madagascar)

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