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Vombatiformes

Suborder of marsupials

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The Vombatiformes are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. Seven of the nine known families within this suborder are extinct; only the families Phascolarctidae, with the koala, and Vombatidae, with three extant species of wombat, survive.

Among the extinct families are the Diprotodontidae, which includes the largest marsupials ever, including the rhinoceros sized Diprotodon, as well as the "marsupial lions" Thylacoleonidae and "marsupial tapirs" Palorchestidae.

01Classification

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†Thylacoleonidae

†Microleo attenboroughi

†Enigmaleo archeri

†Lekaneleo

†Lekaneleo roskellyae

†Lekaneleo myersi

†Wakaleo

†Wakaleo pitikantensis

†Wakaleo schouteni

†Wakaleo oldfieldi

†Wakaleo vanderfeueri

†Wakaleo alcootaensis

†Thylacoleo

†Thylacoleo hilli

†Thylacoleo crassidentatus

†Thylacoleo carnifex

Phascolarctidae

†Priscakoala

†Madakoala

†Perikoala robustus

†Nimiokoala greystanesi

†Litokoala

†Litokoala dicksmithi

†Litokoala kutjamarpensis

Phascolarctos

Phascolarctos cinereus (modern koala)

†Phascolarctos sulcomaxilliaris

†Phascolarctos stirtoni

†Ilariidae

†Ilaria spp.

†Kuterintja ngama

†Koalemas

†Wynyardiidae

†Namilamadeta spp.

†Muramura spp.

†Wynyardia

Vombatomorphia
Vombatoidea

†Mukupirna nambensis

Vombatidae

†Nimbavombatus boodjamullensis

†Warendja wakefieldi

Lasiorhinus

Lasiorhinus krefftii (northern hairy-nosed wombat)

Lasiorhinus latifrons (southern hairy-nosed wombat)

Vombatus

Vombatus ursinus (common wombat)

†Vombatus hacketti (Hackett's wombat)

†Ramsayia

†Ramsayia magna

†Ramsayia lemleyi

†Sedophascolomys medius

†Phascolonus gigas

†Diprotodontoidea

†Silvabestius spp.

†Ngapakaldia spp.

†Nimbadon

†Neohelos

†Palorchestidae

†Propalorchestes

†Palorchestes

†Palorchestes painei

†Palorchestes azael

†Kolopsis

†Diprotodon

†Zygomaturus

†Euryzygoma

Suborder Vombatiformes

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