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Diprotodontia (/daɪˌproʊtəˈdɒntiə/, from Gr**** "two
forward teeth") is the
largest extant order of marsupials, with
about 155 species,
including the kangaroos...
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lions and
giant wombats) in the
suborder Vombatiformes within the
order Diprotodontia. The
Vombatiformes are a
sister group to a
clade that
includes macropods...
- that fed on
larger prey.
Thylacoleontidae is
considered a
member of
Diprotodontia,
though its
precise position within that
group is uncertain. They have...
- Microbiotheria) are also carnivorous, as were some
extinct members of the
order Diprotodontia,
including extinct kangaroos (such as
Ekaltadeta and Propleopus) and...
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differ significantly. Most
Australian marsupials outside the
order Diprotodontia have a
varying number of
incisors between their upper and
lower jaws...
- possum).
About two-thirds of
Australian marsupials belong to the
order Diprotodontia,
which is
split into
three suborders,
namely the
Vombatiformes (wombats...
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Vombatiformes are one of the
three suborders of the
large marsupial order Diprotodontia.
Seven of the nine
known families within this
suborder are extinct;...
- biodiversity.org.au.
Retrieved 2021-05-06. Groves, C. P. (2005). "Order
Diprotodontia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M (eds.).
Mammal Species of the World:...
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There are
currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and
around 5,937
recognized living species of mammal.
Mammalian taxonomy is in
constant flux...
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better known T. carnifex. The
marsupial lion is
classified in the
order Diprotodontia along with many
other well-known
marsupials such as kangaroos, possums...
