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Pseudochirops (green ringtail)
Taxonomy
Pseudochirops was named by Marschie (1915). It is extant.
It was assigned to Pseudocheiridae by Springer et al. (1994); and to Petauridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Pseudocheiridae by Springer et al. (1994); and to Petauridae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Pseudochirops Marschie |
| 1994 | Pseudochirops Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1997 | Pseudochirops McKenna and Bell |
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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.
G. Pseudochirops Marschie 1915 [green ringtail]
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Pseudochirops albertisii Peters 1874 [D Albertis ringtail]
Pseudochirops archeri Collett 1884 [Green ringtail]
†Pseudochirops corinnae Thomas 1897
Pseudochirops coronatus Thomas 1897 [Reclusive ringtail]
†Pseudochirops cupreus Thomas 1897
†Pseudochirops winteri Mackness and Archer 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Bassarova et al. 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Pseudochirops sp. (106497) | |
| Tortonian | Australia (Queensland) | Pseudocheirops sp. (68775) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Queensland) | Pseudochirops winteri (181315) |