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Acrobatidae (feather-tailed possum)
Taxonomy
Acrobatidae was named by Aplin (1987). It is extant.
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); and to Phalangerida by Munemasa et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); and to Phalangerida by Munemasa et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Acrobatidae Aplin |
| 1991 | Acrobatidae Nowak |
| 1994 | Acrobatidae Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 2006 | Acrobatidae 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. Acrobatidae Aplin 1987 [feather-tailed possum]
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G. Acrobates Desmarest 1818 [feathertail glider]
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Acrobates pygmaeus Shaw 1794 [feathertail glider]
G. Distoechurus Peters 1874 [feather-tailed possum]
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Distoechurus pennatus Peters 1874 [feather-tailed possum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Acrobates pygmaeus (96015) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Acrobates pygmaeus (136076) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Acrobates pygmaeus (182920 183262 183263) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Acrobates pygmaeus (181897) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Acrobates pygmaeus (136072) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Acrobates pygmaeus (183085) |