Phascolarctidae
| Phascolarctidae[1] Temporal range:
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Phascolarctos cinereus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Vombatiformes |
| Infraorder: | Phascolarctomorphia Aplin & Archer, 1987 |
| Family: | Phascolarctidae Owen, 1839 |
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The Phascolarctidae (φάσκωλος (phaskolos) - pouch or bag, ἄρκτος (arktos) - bear, from the Greek phascolos + arctos meaning pouched bear) is a
Vombatidae.[2]
The fossil record of the family dates back to the
Late Oligocene.[4]
Classification
Family Phascolarctidae[1]
- Genus †Nimiokoala
- Genus †Invictokoala[5]
- †Invictokoala monticola
- Genus †Madakoala
- †Madakoala robustus
- †Madakoala wellsi
- †Madakoala devisi
- Genus †Litokoala
- †Litokoala garyjohnstoni
- †Litokoala kutjamarpensis
- †Litokoala kanunkaensis
- Genus †Lumakoala
- †Lumakoala blackae[6]
- 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)[7]
- Genus †Priscakoala
- †Priscakoala lucyturnbullae[4]
References
- ^ OCLC 62265494.
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Benton, M.J. (2005). Vertebrate Palaeontology. Oxford. p. 314.
- ^ S2CID 86152273.
- S2CID 84316375.
- PMID 37666885.)
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ISBN 9789048134281.
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