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Burramyidae (pygmy possum)
Taxonomy
Burramyidae was named by Broom (1898). It is extant.
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Burramyoidea by Brammall and Archer (1997); to Phalangeroidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999) and Munemasa et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Diprotodontia by Nowak (1991); to Phalangeriformes by Springer et al. (1994); to Burramyoidea by Brammall and Archer (1997); to Phalangeroidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Phalangerida by Dawson et al. (1999) and Munemasa et al. (2006).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1898 | Burramyidae Broom |
| 1991 | Burramyidae Nowak |
| 1994 | Burramyidae Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1997 | Burramyidae Brammall and Archer |
| 1997 | Burramyidae McKenna and Bell |
| 1999 | Burramyidae Dawson et al. p. 281 |
| 2006 | Burramyidae 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. Burramyidae Broom 1898 [pygmy possum]
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G. Burramys Broom 1896
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†Burramys brutyi Brammall and Archer 1997
Burramys parvus Broom 1896 [mountain pygmy possum]
†Burramys triradiatus Turnbull et al. 1987
†Burramys wakefieldi Pledge 1987
G. Cercartetus Gloger 1841 [pygmy possum]
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Cercartetus caudatus Milne-Edwards 1877 [long-tailed pygmy possum]
Cercartetus concinnus Gould 1845 [southwestern pygmy possum]
Cercartetus lepidus Thomas 1888 [Tasmanian pygmy possum]
Cercartetus nanus Desmarest 1818 [eastern pygmy possum]
Invalid names: Dromicia Gray 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Holocene or 28.40000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma
Collections (29 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oligocene | Australia (Tasmania) | Burramyidae indet. (182968) | |
| Oligocene - Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Cercartetus nanus (182157) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (Queensland) | Burramys brutyi (182973) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Burramys parvus (13313) | |
| Aquitanian - Burdigalian | Australia (Queensland) | Burramys sp., Cercartetus sp. (183096) | |
| Neogene | Australia (Victoria) | Burramys sp. (182922) | |
| Tortonian | Australia (Queensland) | Burramys brutyi (68775) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Cercartetus sp. (181610) | |
| Early/Lower Pliocene | Australia (Victoria) | Burramys triradiatus (135705) | |
| Zanclean | Australia (Victoria) | Burramyidae indet. (70556) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Cercartetus indet. (182213) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Cercartetus concinnus (181322) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Cercartetus nanus (28298 136159) Cercartetus nanus, Cercartetus lepidus (136076 136430) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Cercartetus lepidus (182967) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Cercartetus concinnus (182924) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Cercartetus nanus (28364) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Cercartetus nanus, Cercartetus lepidus (136075 182920 183262 183263) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (South Australia) | Cercartetus lepidus (181314) Cercartetus nanus (182957) Cercartetus nanus, Cercartetus lepidus (136072) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Cercartetus nanus, Cercartetus lepidus, Burramys parvus (181897) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (South Australia) | Cercartetus nanus, Cercartetus concinnus, Cercartetus lepidus (136172) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | Cercartetus caudatus (21688) |