Cercartetus Gloger 1841 (pygmy possum)
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Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Burramyidae
Synonym: Dromicia Gray 1841
Parent taxon: Burramyidae according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
See also Dawson et al. 1999, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Turner and McKay 1989
Sister taxon: Burramys
Subtaxa: Cercartetus caudatus Cercartetus concinnus Cercartetus lepidus Cercartetus nanus
Type: Phalangista nana
Ecology: arboreal insectivore-frugivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (19 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
Total: 22 collections including 32 occurrences
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