Zygomaturinae

Zygomaturinae Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Zygomaturus tasmanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	†Diprotodontidae
Subfamily:	†Zygomaturinae Stirton et al., 1967
Genera
†Hulitherium †Kolopsis †Kolopsoides †Maokopia †Neohelos †Plaisiodon †Raemeotherium †Silvabestius †Zygomaturus

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[]

• 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)

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