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Trichosurini

Osteichthyes - Diprotodontia - Phalangeridae

Taxonomy
Trichosurini was named by Flynn (1911). It is extant.

It was assigned to Phalangerinae by Flannery et al. (1987).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Trichosurini Flynn
1987Trichosurini Flannery et al. p. 482

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderPhalangeriformesSzalay 1982
familyPhalangeridaeThomas 1888
subfamilyPhalangerinaeThomas 1888
tribeTrichosuriniFlynn 1911
tribeTrichosuriniFlynn 1911

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.

Tr. Trichosurini Flynn 1911
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G. Strigocuscus Gray 1861
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Strigocuscus notialis Flannery et al. 1987
Strigocuscus reidi Flannery and Archer 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Strigocuscus reidi (28420)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Strigocuscus notialis (135705)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Strigocuscus notialis (70556)