Zygomaturinae Temporal range: | |
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Zygomaturus tasmanicus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | †Diprotodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Zygomaturinae Stirton et al., 1967 |
Genera | |
†Hulitherium |
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
- Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand (page 91)
Data related to Zygomaturinae at Wikispecies
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