†family Pilkipildridae Archer et al. 1987 (marsupial)

Mammalia - Diprotodonta - Pilkipildridae

Full reference: M. Archer, R. H. Tedford, and T. H. Rich. 1987. The Pilkipildridae, a new family and four new species of petauroid possums (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) from the Australian Miocene. Possums and Opossums: Estudies in Evolution 2:607-627

Parent taxon: Petauroidea according to M. Archer et al. 1987

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Dilgaringa Djilgaringa Pilkipildra

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Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Australia (3 collections)

• Oligocene of Australia (5)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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