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Petauridae
Taxonomy
Petauridae was named by Bonaparte (1838). It is extant. Its type is Petaurus.
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Phalangeroidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phalangerida by Munemasa et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Phalangeroidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phalangerida by Munemasa et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Dactylopsila, Gymnobelideus, Petaurus (syn. Xenochirus, Ptilotus) (type genus), Pseudokoala, Schoinobates
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1838 | Petauridae Bonaparte |
| 1991 | Petauridae Nowak |
| 1994 | Petauridae Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1997 | Petauridae McKenna and Bell |
| 2006 | Petauridae Munemasa et al. p. 189 |
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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.
Fm. Petauridae Bonaparte 1838
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G. Gymnobelideus McCoy 1867 [Leadbeater's possum]
G. Petaurus Shaw 1791 [wrist-winged glider]
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Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse 1839 [sugar glider]
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Petaurus breviceps ariel Gould 1842
Petaurus breviceps biacensis Ulmer 1940
Petaurus breviceps breviceps Waterhouse 1839
Petaurus breviceps flavidus Tate and Archbold 1935
Petaurus breviceps longicaudatus Longman 1924
Petaurus breviceps papuanus Thomas 1888
Petaurus breviceps tafa Tate and Archbold 1935
Invalid names: Petaurus (Belideus) notatus Peters 1859 [synonym], Petaurus kohlsi Troughton 1945 [synonym]
Petaurus gracilis De Vis 1883 [mahogany glider]
Petaurus norfolcensis Kerr 1792 [squirrel glider]
Invalid names: Petaurus (Belideus) Waterhouse 1839 [invalid subgroup], Petaurus (Petaurella) Matschie 1916 [invalid subgroup], Petaurus (Petaurula) Matschie 1916 [invalid subgroup], Ptilotus Fischer 1814 [objective synonym], Xenochirus Gloger 1841 [synonym]
G. †Pseudokoala Turnbull and Lundelius 1970
G. Schoinobates Lesson 1842
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 27.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petauridae indet. (45652 51412) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Pseudokoala erlita (135705) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Petauridae indet., Pseudokoala erlita (70556) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia ( New South Wales) | Pseudokoala cathysantamaria (182621) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Petaurus breviceps (96015) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petaurus breviceps (28298 136076) Petaurus norfolcensis, Petaurus breviceps (136430) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Petauridae indet., Pseudokoala cathysantamaria (70579) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petaurus breviceps (28364) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petaurus norfolcensis, Petaurus breviceps (182920 183262 183263) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Petaurus breviceps (181897) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petaurus breviceps (136072 182957) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Petaurus breviceps (136172) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | Petaurus australis, Petaurus norfolcensis, Petaurus breviceps (21688) |