Vombatiformes

Vombatiformes Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Phascolarctos cinereus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Suborder:	Vombatiformes Burnett, 1830
Families
†Thylacoleonidae Phascolarctidae Vombatomorphia †Wynyardiidae †Ilariidae Vombatoidea † Maradidae †Mukupirnidae Vombatidae Diprotodontoidea †Diprotodontidae †Palorchestidae

The Vombatiformes are one of the three

Among the extinct families are the Diprotodontidae, which includes the rhinoceros sized Diprotodon, believed to be the largest marsupials ever, as well as the "marsupial lions" Thylacoleonidae and "marsupial tapirs" Palorchestidae.

Classification

After^[1][2]

Suborder Vombatiformes

• Family †Thylacoleonidae: (marsupial lions)^[3]
  • Genus †Thylacoleo
  • Genus †
    Priscileo
  • Genus †Wakaleo
  • Genus †Microleo
• Family
  modern species)^[4]
  • Genus †Perikoala
  • Genus †Madakoala
  • Genus †Koobor
  • Genus †Litokoala
  • Genus †Nimiokoala
  • Genus Phascolarctos
• Vombatomorphia
  • Family †Wynyardiidae
    • Genus †Wynyardia
    • Genus †Muramura
    • Genus †Namilamadeta
  • Family †Ilariidae
    • Genus †Koalemas
    • Genus †Kuterintja
    • Genus †Ilaria
  • Vombatoidea
    • Family †Mukupirnidae
      • Genus †Mukupirna
    • Family †Maradidae
      • Genus †
        Marada ^[5]
    • Genus †Nimbavombatus (either considered the most basal vombatid^[2] or just outside Vombatidae^[1])
    • Family
      Vombatidae: wombats
      (three living species)
      • Genus †Rhizophascolonus
      • Genus Vombatus
      • Genus †Phascolonus
      • Genus †Warendja
      • Genus †
        Ramsayia
      • Genus †Sedophascolomys
      • Genus Lasiorhinus
  • Superfamily Diprotodontoidea^[6]
    • Genus †Silvabestius
    • Genus †Ngapakaldia
    • Genus †Nimbadon
    • Genus †Neohelos
    • Family †Diprotodontidae:^[6]
      • Genus †Alkwertatherium
      • Genus †
        Bematherium
      • Genus †Pyramios
      • Genus †Nototherium
      • Genus †Meniscolophus
      • Genus †Euryzygoma
      • Genus †Diprotodon
      • Genus †Euowenia
      • Genus †Sthenomerus
      • Subfamily †
        Zygomaturinae^[6]
        • Genus †Neohelos^[6]
        • Genus †Raemeotherium
        • Genus †Plaisiodon
        • Genus †Zygomaturus
        • Genus †Kolopsis^[6]
        • Genus †Kolopsoides
        • Genus †Hulitherium
        • Genus †Maokopia
    • Family †Palorchestidae: (marsupial tapirs)^[6]
      • Genus †Palorchestes
      • Genus †Propalorchestes
      • Genus †Pitikantia

References

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