Vombatiformes

The Vombatiformes are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. Seven of the nine known families within this suborder are extinct; only the families Phascolarctidae, with the koala, and Vombatidae, with three extant species of wombat, survive.

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

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 Phascolarctidae: koala (one 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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