New Miocene and Pliocene megadermatids (Mammalia, Microchiroptera) from Australia, with comments on broader aspects of megadermatid evolution

Geobios

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-377

  Hand, Suzanne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Chiroptera; Evolution; Miocene; New species; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERID; EVOLUTION; MACRODERMA MALUGARA; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, RIVERSLEIGH;

EID: 0030451553     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6995(96)80038-6     Document Type: Article

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