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Archerops annectens

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Taxonomy
Archerops annectens was named by Hand and Kirsch (2003). Its type specimen is QM F31570, a skull (skull with left C1-M3 and right C1-M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AL90 Site, which is in a Miocene cave horizon in Australia. It is the type species of Archerops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Archerops annectens Hand and Kirsch p. 1140 figs. Fig. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyHipposideridaeLydekker 1891
tribeRhinonycteriniGray 1866
subtribeCoelopinaTate 1941
genusArcherops
speciesannectens

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Archerops annectens Hand and Kirsch 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: volanto
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2008-02-13 12:22:21
Modified: 2008-02-13 14:22:21
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Simmons et al. 2008

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Archerops annectens (type locality: 53951)