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Perikoala

Mammalia - Diprotodontia - Phascolarctidae

Taxonomy
Perikoala was named by Stirton (1957). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Phascolarctidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Perikoala Stirton
1997Perikoala McKenna and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
familyPhascolarctidaeOwen 1839
genusPerikoalaStirton 1957

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.

G. †Perikoala Stirton 1957
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Perikoala palankarinnica Stirton 1957
Perikoala robustus Woodburne et al. 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
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, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Nowak 1991

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) P. robusta (182109)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) P. robustus (137260 137262) P. sp. (182913)