• Source: Phascolarctidae

The Phascolarctidae (φάσκωλος (phaskolos) - pouch or bag, ἄρκτος (arktos) - bear, from the Greek phascolos + arctos meaning pouched bear) is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the koala, and six well-known fossil species, with another six 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.
The fossil record of the family dates back to the Middle Miocene or Late Oligocene.




Classification


Family Phascolarctidae

Genus †Nimiokoala
†Nimiokoala greystanesi
Genus †Invictokoala
†Invictokoala monticola
Genus †Madakoala
†Madakoala robustus
†Madakoala wellsi
†Madakoala devisi
Genus †Litokoala
†Litokoala garyjohnstoni
†Litokoala kutjamarpensis
†Litokoala kanunkaensis
Genus †Lumakoala
†Lumakoala blackae
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)
Genus †Priscakoala
†Priscakoala lucyturnbullae




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Koalas with evolutionary information.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Koala
• Diprotodontia
• Phascolarctidae
• Phascolarctos
• Koala
• Vombatiformes
• List of diprotodonts
• List of monotremes and marsupials of Australia
• Diprotodontia
• Giant koala
• List of monotremes and marsupials
• Australidelphia