Perikoala
Extinct genus of marsupials / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Perikoala is an extinct genus of marsupials, related to the modern koala. The genus diverged from a common ancestor of the other koala genera Nimiokoala, Litokoala, and Phascolarctos, which contains the living koala.[1]
Quick Facts Perikoala Temporal range: Late Oligocene, Scientific classification ...
Perikoala Temporal range: Late Oligocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Phascolarctidae |
Genus: | †Perikoala Stirton, 1957 |
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Two species are recognised: