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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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different from the
marsupial moles. The
incisors resemble those of
diprotodontians, but no
other features convincingly support this relationship, and...
- Black,
Karen H.; Tedford,
Richard H. (2020-06-25). "A new
family of
diprotodontian marsupials from the
latest Oligocene of
Australia and the evolution...
- from the
Oligocene of
central Australia provides insights into
early diprotodontian evolution".
Scientific Reports. 13 (1). 14521. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-41471-0...
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Carpolestes and
various metatherians such as
Epidolops and
various early diprotodontians. In many of
these only a
lower premolar became converted into a blade...
- ; Archer, M.; Black, K. H.; Tedford, R. H. (2020). "A new
family of
diprotodontian marsupials from the
latest Oligocene of
Australia and the evolution...
- from the
Oligocene of
central Australia provides insights into
early diprotodontian evolution".
Scientific Reports. 13 (1): 14521. Bibcode:2023NatSR..1314521C...
- Miocene, the only
identified genus being Pyramios. By the Late Miocene,
diprotodontians became the
commonest marsupial order in
fossil sites, a
dominance that...
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subspecies are recognized: L. f. fasciatus and L. f. baudinettei. This
diprotodontian is a
vegetarian and
receives most of its
water from food. It prefers...
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Thylacoleonidae is a
family of
extinct carnivorous diprotodontian marsupials from Australia,
referred to as
marsupial lions. The best
known is Thylacoleo...
