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Petaurus norfolcensis (squirrel glider)
Taxonomy
Sciurus (Petaurus) norfolcensis was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.
It was recombined as Petaurus norfolcensis by Allen (1895), Smith (1973).
It was recombined as Petaurus norfolcensis by Allen (1895), Smith (1973).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Petaurus norfolcensis Kerr 1792 [squirrel glider]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Smith 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petaurus norfolcensis (136430) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petaurus norfolcensis (182920 183262 183263) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | Petaurus norfolcensis (21688) |