Family Petauridae Bonaparte 1838 (possum)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40128
Parent taxon: Phalangeriformes according to M. S. Y. Springer et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Acrobatidae, Burramyidae, Phalangeridae, Tarsipedidae
Subtaxa: Dactylopsila, Gymnobelideus, Petaurus, Pseudokoala, Schoinobates
Type: Petaurus
Ecology: scansorial frugivore-insectivore