Perikoala

<i>Perikoala</i>

Perikoala

Extinct genus of marsupials

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 ...

Two species are recognised:

  • Perikoala palankarinnica Stirton 1957[2]
  • Perikoala robustus Woodburne et al. 1987[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    John A. Long, Michael Archer (2002). Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution. UNSW Press. p. 79. ISBN 0868404357.
  2. [2]
    "Perikoala palankarinnica Stirton 1957 (koala)". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    M. O. Woodburne, R. H. Tedford, M. Archer and N. S. Pledge. 1987. Madakoala, A new genus and two species of Miocene Koala (Marsupialia: Phascolarctidae) from South Australia, and a new species of Perikoala. Possums and Opossums: Studies in Evolution 1:293-317
  4. [4]
    "Perikoala robustus Woodburne et al. 1987 (koala)". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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