Zygomaturinae

Zygomaturinae
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Pleistocene
Zygomaturus tasmanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Suborder: Vombatiformes
Family: Diprotodontidae
Subfamily: Zygomaturinae
Genera

Silvabestius
Neohelos
Raemeotherium
Plaisiodon
Zygomaturus
Kolopsis
Kolopsoides
Hulitherium
Maokopia

Skill of Neohelos on display

The Zygomaturinae are an extinct subfamily of marsupials. The phylogeny and taxonomy of this clade is poorly understood and problematic. Zygomaturines are currently thought to be a subfamily within Diprotodontidae, rather than a distinct family.

References

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