Phascolarctidae
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Phascolarctidae[1] Fossil range: Mid Miocene to Recent
Phascolarctos cinereus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Diprotodontia Suborder: Vombatiformes Family: Phascolarctidae Owen, 1839
Genera
†Litokoala †Koobor †Perikoala †?Cundokoala †?Nimiokoala †Madakoala Phascolarctos

Phascolarctidae is a family of marsupials of the order Diprotodontia, consisting of only one extant species, the Koala, six well known fossil species, with another 5 less well known fossil species, and 2 fossil species whose taxonomy is debatable but is put in this group. The closest relatives of the Phascolarctidae are the wombats, which comprise the family Vombatidae.

The family of the Phascolarctidae dates back to the Middle Miocene.^[2]

Classification

Family Phascolarctidae^[1]

•  ?Genus †Cundokoala
  • †Cundokoala yorkensis
•  ?Genus †Nimiokoala
  • †Riversleigh Rainforest Koala - Nimiokoala greystanesi
• 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

References

External links

• Koalas with evolutionary information.

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