Family Petauridae Bonaparte 1838 (possum)

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Petauridae

Parent taxon: Phalangeriformes according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994

See also McKenna and Bell 1997, Munemasa et al. 2006 and Nowak 1991

Sister taxa: Acrobatidae, Burramyidae, Phalangeridae, Tarsipedidae

Subtaxa: Dactylopsila Gymnobelideus Petaurus Pseudokoala Schoinobates

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Type: Petaurus

Ecology: scansorial frugivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (15 collections)

• Pliocene of Australia (2)

• Oligocene of Australia (2)

Total: 19 collections including 27 occurrences

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