Palorchestidae
Palorchestidae is an extinct family of diprotodont marsupials whose members are sometimes referred to as marsupial tapirs due to their superficial similarity to true tapirs.[1]
Palorchestidae | |
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Palorchestes azael | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: | Vombatiformes |
Family: | †Palorchestidae Tate, 1948 |
Genera | |
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Genera
The family consists of the following four genera:
- Propalorchestes (Murray, 1986)
- Ngapakaldia (Stirton, 1967)
- Palorchestes (Owen, 1873)
- Pitikantia dailyi (Stirton, 1967)
References
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