Hipposideros bernardsigei is an extinct leaf-nosed bat of the family Hipposideridae, known only from fossils found in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area. Suzanne Hand published its description in 1997 and placed it in the genus Hipposideros. The type locality is the Neville's Garden Site at the Riversleigh fossil area, and the species name honours the palaeontologist Bernard Sigé for his work on fossil hipposiderid bats. The Paleobiology Database records one fossil occurrence and dates it to the Burdigalian stage of the early Miocene, roughly 16 to 20 million years ago. Wikipedia says the species appears closely related to other Australasian species of the genus, in the Hipposideros muscinus group, or allied with taxa that also occur in Africa, the Hipposideros cyclops group. It was a microbat that used echolocation to forage for prey, and it probably roosted in a limestone cave beside a pool or lake in the rainforest that dominated the area.
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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Hipposideros bernardsigei
Additional Source Hipposideros bernardsigei (Wikipedia)Lead, family
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Source Paleobiology Database: Hipposideros bernardsigeiTaxon record, primary referenceQuote, Taxon record, primary reference
a new hipposiderid (Mammalia, Microchiroptera) from the Australian Miocene
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1. Paleobiology Database: Hipposideros bernardsigei
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, extant status
"is_extant": "extinct"
Ecospace record, environment
"taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
Ecospace record, diet
"diet": "insectivore"
View the Source Hipposideros bernardsigei (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Lead, family
Hipposideros bernardsigei 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
The species probably roosted in a limestone cave that was associated with a pool or lake in the rainforest that dominated the area.
View the SourceGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility: Hipposideros bernardsigei
Global Biodiversity Information FacilityChild Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Species record, familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Hipposideridae, Species record, family
"family": "Hipposideridae"
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