Archerops annectens Hand and Kirsch 2003 (leaf-nosed bat)

Mammalia - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Full reference: S. J. Hand and J. A. W. Kirsch. 2003. Archerops, a new annectent hipposiderid genus (Mammalia: Microchiroptera) from the Australian Miocene. Journal of Paleontology 77(6):1139-1151

Belongs to Archerops according to S. J. Hand and J. A. W. Kirsch 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: QM F31570, a skull (skull with left C1-M3 and right C1-M2). Its type locality is AL90 Site, which is in a Miocene cave horizon in Australia.

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution: found only at AL90 Site

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