Palaeopetaurus Broom 1896 (possum)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae

Parent taxon: Phalangeridae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

Sister taxa: Ailuropinae, Cercaertus, Phalanger, Phalangerinae, Trichosurus, Wyulda, Phascolaretus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: scansorial herbivore-insectivore

Distribution: found only at Wombeyan Caves (Quaternary of Australia)

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