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Rhinonycterina

Osteichthyes - Chiroptera - Hipposideridae

Taxonomy
Rhinonycterina was named by Gray (1866). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rhinonycterini by Hand and Archer (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Rhinonycterina Gray
2005Rhinonycterina Hand and Archer p. 372

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
orderChiropteraBlumenbach 1779
suborderYinpterochiropteraKoopman 1984
superfamilyRhinolophoidea
familyHipposideridaeLydekker 1891
tribeRhinonycteriniGray 1866
subtribeRhinonycterinaGray 1866
subtribeRhinonycterinaGray 1866

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.

Subtr. Rhinonycterina Gray 1866
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G. †Brevipalatus Hand and Archer 2005
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†Brevipalatus mcculloughi Hand and Archer 2005
G. Rhinonycteris Gray 1847
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Simmons et al. 2008, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Brachipposideros sp. (183096)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Rhinonycteris tedfordi, Brevipalatus mcculloughi, Brachipposideros watsoni, Brachipposideros nooraleebus, Brachipposideros sp. (84865)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Hipposideros dechaseauxi (37050)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Thailand Hipposideros khengkao (48126)