Vombatiformes

Vombatiformes Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Phascolarctos cinereus
Scientific classification
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 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.

Among 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) ^[3]
  • Genus Microleo
  • Genus Priscileo
  • Genus Thylacoleo
  • Genus Wakaleo
• Infraorder Phascolarctomorphia
  • Family Phascolarctidae: koala ^[4]
    • Genus Phascolarctos (one living species)
    • Genus † Koobor
    • Genus † Litokoala
    • Genus † Madakoala
    • Genus † Nimiokoala
    • Genus † Perikoala
• 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 ^[5]
    • Genus Nimbavombatus (either considered the most basal vombatid ^[2] or just outside Vombatidae ^[1] )
    • Family †Mukupirnidae
      • Genus Mukupirna
  • Superfamily †Diprotodontoidea ^[6]
    • Genus † Silvabestius
    • Genus † Ngapakaldia
    • Genus † Nimbadon
    • Genus † Neohelos
    • Family †Diprotodontidae: ^[6]
      • Genus Alkwertatherium
      • Genus Bematherium
      • Genus Diprotodon
      • Genus Euowenia
      • Genus Euryzygoma
      • Genus Meniscolophus
      • Genus Nototherium
      • Genus Pyramios
      • Genus Sthenomerus
      • Subfamily †Zygomaturinae ^[6]
        • Genus Hulitherium
        • Genus Kolopsis ^[6]
        • Genus Kolopsoides
        • Genus Maokopia
        • Genus Neohelos ^[6]
        • Genus Plaisiodon
        • Genus Raemeotherium
        • Genus Zygomaturus
    • Family †Palorchestidae: (marsupial tapirs) ^[6]
      • Genus Palorchestes
      • Genus Pitikantia
      • Genus Propalorchestes

References

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