| Phascolarctidae[1] Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Recent | |
|---|---|
| 250px | |
| Phascolarctos cinereus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Vombatiformes |
| Family: | Phascolarctidae Owen, 1839 |
| Genera | |
|
†Invictokoala | |
The Phascolarctidae (Phascolos - pouch or bag, Arctos - bear, from the Greek phascolos + arctos meaning pouched bear) are a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the koala,[1] and six well-known fossil species, with another five less well known fossil species, and two fossil species of the genus Koobor, whose taxonomy is debatable but are placed in this group. The closest relatives of the Phascolarctidae are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae.[2]
The fossil record of the family dates back to the Middle Miocene[3] or Late Oligocene.[4]
Classification
Family Phascolarctidae[1]
- Genus †Nimiokoala
- †Riversleigh rainforest koala - Nimiokoala greystanesi
- Genus †Invictokoala[5]
- †Invictokoala monticola
- Genus †Madakoala
- †Madakoala robustus
- †Madakoala wellsi
- †Madakoala devisi
- Genus †Litokoala
- †Litokoala garyjohnstoni
- †Litokoala kutjamarpensis
- †Litokoala kanunkaensis
- Genus †Koobor
- †Koobor jimbarrati
- †Koobor notabilis
- Genus †Perikoala
- †Perikoala palankarinnica
- †Perikoala robustus
- Genus Phascolarctos
- †Phascolarctos maris
- Koala - Phascolarctos cinereus
- †Giant koala - Phascolarctos stirtoni
- †Phascolarctos yorkensis (formerly Cundokoala yorkensis)[6]
- Genus †Priscakoala
- †Priscakoala lucyturnbullae[4]
References
- ^ a b c Template:MSW3 Diprotodontia
- ^ Template:MSW3 Diprotodontia
- ^ Benton, M.J. (2005). Vertebrate Palaeontology. Oxford. p. 314.
- ^ a b Karen Black; et al. (2012). "New Tertiary koala (Marsupialia, Phascolarctidae) from Riversleigh, Australia, with a revision of phascolarctid phylogenetics, paleoecology, and paleobiodiversity". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (1): 125–138. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.626825.
- ^ Gilbert J. Price and Scott A. Hocknull (2011). "Invictokoala monticola gen. et sp. nov. (Phascolarctidae, Marsupialia), a Pleistocene plesiomorphic koala holdover from Oligocene ancestors". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 9 (2): 327–335. doi:10.1080/14772019.2010.504079.
- ^ Talent, John A. (2012). Earth and Life. Springer. p. 1047. ISBN 9789048134281.
External links
| 40x40px | Wikispecies has information related to: http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Phascolarctidae |
| This article is part of Project Mammal Families, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each mammal family, including made-up families. |
| This article is part of Project Mammal Taxonomy, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every order, family and other taxonomic rank related to mammals. |
| This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors). Please help by writing it in the style of All Birds Wiki! |
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA
unless otherwise noted.
