A new hipposiderid genus (Microchiroptera) from an early Miocene bat community in Australia

Palaeontology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 371-383

  Hand, S J ^a   Archer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bat community; Brevipalatus; Hipposiderids; Miocene; Riversleigh

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; PALEOECOLOGY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ARCHEROPS; BRACHIPPOSIDEROS; HIPPOSIDEROS; MICROCHIROPTERA; RHINOLOPHIDAE; RHINONYCTERIS; RIVERSLEIGHA;

EID: 16344375663     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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