Family Phalangeridae Thomas 1888 (possum)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40120
Synonyms: Phalangistidae Gray 1821 (no. 77288), Phalangistina Gray 1825 (no. 103583)
Parent taxon: Phalangeriformes according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Acrobatidae, Burramyidae, Petauridae, Tarsipedidae
Subtaxa: Ailuropinae, Balantia, Cercaertus, Palaeopetaurus, Phalanger, Phalangerinae, Phascolaretus, Trichosurus, Wyulda
Ecology: scansorial herbivore-insectivore