Riversleigh fauna is the collective term for any species of animal identified in fossil sites located in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area.

Faunal zones The Riversleigh fauna from the Oligo-Miocene has been exceptionally well-preserved. Such fossils have been classified into four "faunal zones",:

Faunal Zone A (FZA): late Oligocene, a period 23.03–28.4 million years before present Faunal Zone B (FZB): early Miocene, 15.97-23.03 myr Faunal Zone C (FZC): middle Miocene, 11.608-15.97 myr Faunal Zone D (FZD): late Miocene, 5.332-11.608 myr

More recent fossil specimens are coded by their period of deposition, Pliocene (PLIO), 2.588-5.332 myr Pleistocene (PLEIS), 0.0117-2.588 myr Holocene (HOLO), present day to 11,700 years ago

Faunal lists The following are incomplete lists of mammals, birds, fish, and invertebrate species and genera included in the Riversleigh fauna, according to the compilation of taxa by researchers at the University of New South Wales and Queensland (wakaleo.net). A 2006 survey of the Riversleigh fauna identified over 290 named species.

The fauna of Riversleigh includes placental mammals, especially bats, and the various families of marsupials. Due to the novelty of some taxa discovered in the area, some species have been placed in tentative arrangements or unknown lineages, sometimes within undescribed higher taxa.

The mammals discovered at the site include fossils from the Yingabalanaridae (weirdodonta) family, whose classification is currently uncertain.

Chiroptera (bats) Archerops annectens, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Archerops watsoni, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Brachipposideros nooraleebus, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Brevipalatus mcculloughi Hand 2005, a hipposiderid bat, resembling the modern orange leaf-nosed Rhinonicteris aurantia Hipposideros bernardsigei, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros winsburyorum, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Hydromops riversleighensis, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Icarops aenae, a New Zealand short-tailed bat Icarops paradox, a New Zealand short-tailed bat Leuconoe sp., a poorly known bat Macroderma gigas, a carnivorous bat, still living and known as the ghost bat Macroderma godthelpi, a relative of the ghost bat, that existed in the early Miocene Macroderma malugara, a relative of the ghost bat, that existed in the middle Miocene Miophyllorhina riversleighensis, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Petramops creaseri, a free tailed bat Riversleigha williamsi, an Old World leaf-nosed bat Rhinonicteris tedfordi, a microbat Taphozous sp., a sheath-tailed bat Taphozous georgianus, a sheath-tailed bat Xenorhinos halli, an Old World leaf-nosed bat

Macropodiformes (kangaroos, bettongs, potoroos and rat-kangaroos) Balbaroo, a balbarid Bettongia moyesi, a bettong Bulungamaya, a member of Bulungamayinae Cookeroo, a kangaroo Ekaltadeta, an extinct carnivorous member of Hypsiprymnodontidae Galanarla, a balbarid Ganawamaya, a balbarid Ganguroo, a member of Bulungamayinae Gumardee, a member of Potoroidae Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii, a frugivorous hypsiprymnodontid Hypsiprymnodon dennisi, a frugivorous hypsiprymnodontid Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae, a frugivorous hypsiprymnodontid Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri, a frugivorous hypsiprymnodontid Rhizosthenurus, a sthenurine kangaroo Wabularoo, a balbarid Wakiewakie, a potoroid Wanburoo, a member of Bulungamayinae Wururoo, a balbarid

Phalangeriformes (possums) Acrobates magicus, a feathertail possum Acrobates pettitorum, a feathertail possum Archerus johntoniae, a phalangerid possum Distoechurus georginae, a feathertail possum Distoechurus jeanesorum, a feathertail possum Burramys, an extinct relative of the mountain pygmy possum Cercartetus, a possum Chunia, a possum Djaludjangi, a gliding possum Djilgaringa, a possum Durudawiri, a possum Gawinga, a ringtail possum Marlu, a ringtail possum Onirocuscus, a brushtail possum Paljara, a ringtail possum Pildra, a ringtail possum Strigocuscus, a possum Trichosurus, a brushtail possum Wyulda, a brushtail possum

Vombatiformes (koalas, marsupial lions, wombats, etc) Enigmaleo, a marsupial lion Kuterintja, an extinct marsupial of the family Ilariidae Lekaneleo, a marsupial lion Litokoala, a koala Marada arcanum, a sheep-like browser Microleo, a small marsupial lion Namilamadeta, an extinct marsupial of the family Wynyardiidae Neohelos, a diprotodontid sheep-like browser Nimbavombatus, a wombat Ngapakaldia, a marsupial tapir Nimbadon, a sheep-like browser Nimiokoala, a koala Palorchestes, a diprotodontid marsupial tapir Propalorchestes, a diprotodontid marsupial tapir Priscakoala, a koala Rhizophascolonus, a wombat Silvabestius, a diprotodontid sheep-like browser Stelakoala riversleighensis, a koala Wakaleo, a marsupial lion Warendja, a wombat

Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies) Bulungu, a mouse-sized insectivorous bandicoot Crash, a bandicoot Galadi, a bandicoot Liyamayi dayi, a bilby relative Madju, a bandicoot Yarala, a tube-nosed bandicoot

Dasyuromorphia Badjcinus, a thylacine Barinya, a basal malleodectid Chitinodectes, a malleodectid with snail eating dentition Exosmachus, a malleodectid with snail eating dentition Ganbulanyi, a dasyuromorphian Joculusium, a dasyuromorphian Malleodectes, a malleodectid with snail eating dentition Maximucinus, a thylacine Mayigriphus, a dasyurid Miyumba, a dasyurid Mutpuracinus, a dasyuromorphian Muribacinus, a dasyuromorphian Nimbacinus, a thylacine Ngamalacinus, a thylacine Protamalleus, a basal malleodectid Wabulacinus, a thylacine Weirdodectes, a malleodectid with snail eating dentition

Other mammals Naraboryctes, a marsupial mole Obdurodon, a giant toothed platypus Phantasmodon, a keeunamorphian marsupial Yalkaparidon, a marsupial Yingabalanara, a weirdodontan mammal

Birds Australlus, a flightless rail Barawertornis, a mihirung Cacatua, a cockatoo Ciconia, a stork Collocalia, a swiftlet Corvitalusoides, a passerine Dasyornis walterbolesi, a bristlebird Daphoenositta trevorworthy, a sittella Dromornis, a mihirung Emuarius, a relative of the cassowary and emu Eoanseranas, a magpie-goose Kurrartapu, a cracticid Longmornis, an Old World oriole Melopsittacus, a budgerigar Menura, a lyrebird Orthonyx, a logrunner Pengana, a flexible-footed bird of prey Pinpanetta, a stiff-tailed duck Primophaps, a bronzewing pigeon Sericuloides marynguyenae, a bowerbird

Reptiles Baru, the cleaver-headed crocodile Egernia, a skink Elseya lavarackorum, a side neck turtle that is still living today Incongruelaps, a venomous snake Mekosuchus, a mekosuchine Meiolania, a horned turtle Morelia riversleighensis, a large python Nanowana, extinct snakes (Madtsoiidae) Physignathus, a dragon lizard Pseudemydura, a side neck turtle Pygopus, a legless lizard Quinkana meboldi, a mekosuchine Ramphotyphlops, a blind snake Sulcatidens, a dragon lizard Tiliqua, a skink Trilophosuchus, a tree-dwelling mekosuchine Ultrastenos, a mekosuchine Varanus, a monitor lizard Warkalania, a horned turtle Wonambi, extinct snakes (Madtsoiidae) Yurlunggur, extinct snakes (Madtsoiidae)

Amphibians Crinia, a frog Philoria, a frog Lechriodus, a frog Limnodynastes, a frog Litoria, a tree-dwelling frog

Dipnoi (lungfishes) Mioceratodus, a lungfish Neoceratodus, a lungfish

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