Hipposideros winsburyorum is an extinct leaf-nosed bat of the family Hipposideridae, known only from fossil specimens found in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, where it existed during the Pliocene. Suzanne Hand and Henk Godthelp published its description in 1999 and assigned it to the genus Hipposideros. The type locality is the Neville's Garden Site at the Riversleigh fossil area, and the species name honours Janet and Keith Winsbury, supporters of research at Riversleigh. The Wikipedia article describes it as a microbat that used echolocation to forage for prey, and says it probably roosted in a limestone cave beside a pool or lake in the rainforest that dominated the area. The karst system created by the Gregory River gave it an ideal environment for refuge and foraging, and like other hipposiderids it is known from the Riversleigh fossil record only.
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Hipposideros winsburyorum is a hipposiderid species of bat known by fossil specimens, one of the many new taxa of chiropterans discovered in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area. The species existed during the Pliocene.
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The species probably roosted in a limestone cave that was associated with a pool or lake in the rainforest that dominated the area.
Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
Hipposideros winsburyorum is a hipposiderid species of bat known by fossil specimens
In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, bat
A species of the Hipposideridae, known as Old World leaf-nosed bats, a microbat that used echolocation to forage for prey.
In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Article text, description, biome
The species probably roosted in a limestone cave that was associated with a pool or lake in the rainforest that dominated the area.
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