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Diprotodontoidea

Mammalia - Diprotodontia

Taxonomy
Diprotodontoidea was named by Owen (1866).

It was assigned to Vombatomorphia by Beck et al. (2020).

Subtaxa
Diprotodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Diprotodontoidea Owen
2020Diprotodontoidea Beck et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDiprotodontiaOwen 1866
suborderVombatiformesBurnett 1830
infraorderVombatomorphiaAlpin and Archer 1987
superfamilyDiprotodontoideaOwen 1866
superfamilyDiprotodontoideaOwen 1866

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Diprotodontoidea Owen 1866
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Fm. †Diprotodontidae Gill 1872
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G. †Bematherium Tedford 1967
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†Bematherium angulum Tedford 1967
G. †Brachalletes De Vis 1883
G. †Diprotodon Owen 1838
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†Diprotodon optatum Owen 1838
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Invalid names: Diprotodon annextans McCoy 1861 [synonym], Diprotodon australis Owen 1844 [synonym], Diprotodon bennettii Krefft 1873 [synonym], Diprotodon loderi Krefft 1873 [synonym], Diprotodon longiceps McCoy 1865 [synonym], Diprotodon minor Huxley 1862 [synonym]
G. †Euowenia De Vis 1891
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†Euowenia grata De Vis 1891
†Euowenia robusta De Vis 1892
G. †Euryzygoma Longman 1921
G. †Koalemus De Vis 1889
G. †Kolopsis Woodburne 1967
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†Kolopsis rotundus Plane 1967
†Kolopsis torus Woodburne 1967
†Kolopsis yperus Murray et al. 1993
G. †Kolopsoides Plane 1967
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†Kolopsoides cultridens Plane 1967
G. †Meniscolophus Stirton 1955
G. †Nototherium Owen 1845
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†Nototherium dunense De Vis 1888
†Nototherium mitchelli Owen 1845
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Invalid names: Nototherium inerme Owen 1845 [synonym], Nototherium victoriae Owen 1872 [synonym]
†Nototherium tasmanicus Scott 1911
†Nototherium victoriae Owen 1872
†Nototherium watutense Anderson 1937
G. †Plaisiodon Woodburne 1967
G. †Pyramios Woodburne 1967
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†Pyramios alcootense Woodburne 1967
G. †Raemeotherium Rich et al. 1978
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†Raemeotherium yatkolai Rich et al. 1978
G. †Sthenmerus De Vis 1883
Subfm. †Zygomaturinae Stirton et al. 1967
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G. †Kukaodonta Mackness 2010
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†Kukaodonta robusta Mackness 2010
G. †Maokopia Flannery 1992
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†Maokopia ronaldi Flannery 1992
G. †Neohelos Stirton 1967
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†Neohelos davidridei Black et al. 2013
†Neohelos solus Black et al. 2013
†Neohelos stirtoni Murray et al. 2000
†Neohelos tirarensis Stirton 1967
G. †Nimbadon Hand et al. 1993
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†Nimbadon lavarackorum Hand et al. 1993
†Nimbadon scottorrorum Hand et al. 1993
†Nimbadon whitelawi Hand et al. 1993
G. †Zygomaturus Owen 1858
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†Zygomaturus diahotensis Guerin et al. 1981
†Zygomaturus gilli Stirton 1967
†Zygomaturus keanei Stirton 1967
†Zygomaturus nimborensis Hardjasasmita 1985
†Zygomaturus trilobus Macleay 1857
Invalid names: Chronozoon De Vis 1883 [nomen dubium], Diprotodontinae Archer 1997 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 27.30000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (125 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Raemeotherium sp. (182109)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) Diprotodontidae indet. (46166)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Queensland) Nimbadon scottorrorum (137792)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Northern Territory) Diprotodontidae indet. (182619)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (South Australia) Diprotodontidae indet. (182913) Raemeotherium yatkolai (45652 51412)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.04 - 15.98Australia (Queensland) Neohelos tirarensis (183096)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Diprotodontidae indet. (51330)
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodon opatum (183097)
Miocene - Holocene23.04 - 0.0Australia (Victoria) Diprotodon optatum (182835)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Nimbadon lavarackorum (137790)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Northern Territory) Nimbadon whitelawi (137791)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Queensland) Bematherium sp., Zygomaturinae indet. (182955) Nimbadon lavarackorum (53951)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (South Australia) Neohelos tirarensis (182036)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Australia (Queensland) Neohelos sp. (68775)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Diprotodontidae indet. (182910)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Northern Territory) Kolopsis yperus (135707)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Kolopsis torus, Zygomaturus gilli (46167)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.58Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus sp. (50343)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) Diprotodontidae indet., Meniscolophus sp. (182915)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Diprotodon sp., Euowenia grata (13318) Euowenia grata (183264)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (South Australia) Euowenia grata (136514)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Queensland) Diprotodontidae indet., Euryzygoma sp., Zygomaturus sp. (182159)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Diprotodontidae indet. (70556) Diprotodontidae indet., Zygomaturinae indet. (51328) Zygomaturus sp., Diprotodontoidea indet. (70559)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (Queensland) Diprotodontidae indet. (138404) Euowenia grata (183100)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodon sp. (182842) Euowenia grata (135663) Euryzygoma dunense, Euowenia sp. (182916) Zygomaturus sp. (95862)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Australia (Victoria) Diprotodontidae indet., Zygomaturus sp. (70572)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodon australis, Diprotodon optatum (136725)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Diprotodon optatum (181784)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Diprotodon sp. (135917) Kukaodonta robusta (135668)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea (Morobe) Nototherium watutense (137781)
Pliocene - Quaternary5.333 - 0.0New Caledonia Zygomaturus diahotensis (137793)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturus sp. (182150)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Papua New Guinea (Morobe) Kolopsis rotundus, Kolopsoides cultridens (36266)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Australia (Victoria) Diprotodontidae indet. (70578)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Zygomaturus sp. (182151)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodontidae indet. (182843)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Australia (Victoria) Diprotodontidae indet. (70576)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia ( New South Wales) Zygomaturus sp., Diprotodon optatum (182621)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodon sp. (136155)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Diprotodon annextans, Diprotodon longiceps (137628) Diprotodon optatum, Diprotodon longiceps (70580) Diprotodon sp. (70581 136735 137634 137635) Diprotodontidae indet. (70579) Diprotodontidae indet., Diprotodon sp., Diprotodon longiceps (70582)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodon bennettii (137655) Diprotodon indet. (182965) Diprotodon loderi (137654) Diprotodon sp. (96015 137625 137627 137647 137648 137649 137650 137651) Diprotodontidae indet. (182108) Nototherium mitchelli, Diprotodon optatum (181761) Zygomaturus trilobus, Diprotodon optatum (96019)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Diprotodon sp. (135981 136151 136765 137629 137630 182820) Diprotodontidae indet. (135983) Zygomaturus trilobus (136159 181305) Zygomaturus trilobus, Diprotodon optatum (28298 136076)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Diprotodon australis (138403) Diprotodon sp. (135912 136724 137631 137632 137633 137636 137637 137639 137640 137642 137643 137644 137646) Euryzygoma dunense (138401) Euryzygoma dunense, Diprotodon australis (188748)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea Nototherium watutense (182923)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Papua New Guinea (Irian Jaya) Maokopia ronaldi (137789) Zygomaturus nimborensis (137787)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodon optatum (181307)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Australia (South Australia) Diprotodon sp. (182110)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Diprotodon sp. (136726) Diprotodontidae indet. (183080) Euowenia sp., Diprotodon optatum (194845) Nototherium inerme, Zygomaturinae indet. (136730)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (New South Wales) Diprotodon sp. (136515)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus trilobus (136075)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Diprotodon sp. (92836)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Tasmania) Zygomaturus trilobus (182960)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (South Australia) Diprotodontidae indet. (182002) Zygomaturus trilobus (182957)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Victoria) Diprotodon sp. (137624 137626) Diprotodon sp., Zygomaturus trilobus (182001) Diprotodontidae indet., Zygomaturus trilobus (197269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Diprotodon optatum (143748 210195 210197) Diprotodon optatus (95863) Diprotodon sp. (28422)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (South Australia) Zygomaturus trilobus (136172)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Australia (Queensland) Diprotodon sp. (137623)