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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursAmong the extinct families are the Diprotodontidae, which includes the largest marsupials ever, including the rhinoceros sized Diprotodon, as well as the "marsupial lions" Thylacoleonidae and "marsupial tapirs" Palorchestidae.
Classification
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Suborder Vombatiformes
- Family †Thylacoleonidae: (marsupial lions)
- Genus Microleo
- Genus Priscileo
- Genus Thylacoleo
- Genus Wakaleo
- Infraorder Phascolarctomorphia
- Infraorder Vombatomorphia
- Family †Ilariidae
- Genus Ilaria
- Genus Koalemas
- Genus Kuterintja
- Family †Wynyardiidae
- Genus Muramura
- Genus Namilamadeta
- Genus Wynyardia
- Superfamily Vombatoidea
- Family Vombatidae: wombats (two living genera)
- Genus Lasiorhinus
- Genus Vombatus
- Genus †Rhizophascolonus
- Genus †Phascolonus
- Genus †Warendja
- Genus †Ramsayia
- Genus †Sedophascolomys
- Family †Maradidae
- Genus Marada
- Genus Nimbavombatus (either considered the most basal vombatid or just outside Vombatidae)
- Family †Mukupirnidae
- Genus Mukupirna
- Family Vombatidae: wombats (two living genera)
- Superfamily †Diprotodontoidea
- Genus †Silvabestius
- Genus †Ngapakaldia
- Genus †Nimbadon
- Genus †Neohelos
- Family †Diprotodontidae:
- Genus Alkwertatherium
- Genus Bematherium
- Genus Diprotodon
- Genus Euowenia
- Genus Euryzygoma
- Genus Meniscolophus
- Genus Nototherium
- Genus Pyramios
- Genus Sthenomerus
- Subfamily †Zygomaturinae
- Genus Hulitherium
- Genus Kolopsis
- Genus Kolopsoides
- Genus Maokopia
- Genus Neohelos
- Genus Plaisiodon
- Genus Raemeotherium
- Genus Zygomaturus
- Family †Palorchestidae: (marsupial tapirs)
- Genus Palorchestes
- Genus Pitikantia
- Genus Propalorchestes
- Family †Ilariidae
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