Vombatiformes Explained

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 rhinoceros sized Diprotodon, believed to be the largest marsupials ever, as well as the "marsupial lions" Thylacoleonidae and "marsupial tapirs" Palorchestidae.

Classification

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Suborder Vombatiformes

• Family †Thylacoleonidae: (marsupial lions)^[3]
  • Genus †Thylacoleo
  • Genus †Priscileo
  • Genus †Wakaleo
  • Genus †Microleo
• Family Phascolarctidae: koala (one modern species)^[4]
  • Genus †Perikoala
  • Genus †Madakoala
  • Genus †Koobor
  • Genus †Litokoala
  • Genus †Nimiokoala
  • Genus Phascolarctos
• Vombatomorphia
  • Family †Wynyardiidae
    • Genus †Wynyardia
    • Genus †Muramura
    • Genus †Namilamadeta
  • Family †Ilariidae
    • Genus †Koalemas
    • Genus †Kuterintja
    • Genus †Ilaria
  • Vombatoidea
    • Family †Mukupirnidae
      • Genus †Mukupirna
    • Family †Maradidae
      • Genus †Marada ^[5]
    • Genus †Nimbavombatus (either considered the most basal vombatid or just outside Vombatidae)
    • Family Vombatidae: wombats (three living species)
      • Genus †Rhizophascolonus
      • Genus Vombatus
      • Genus †Phascolonus
      • Genus †Warendja
      • Genus †Ramsayia
      • Genus †Sedophascolomys
      • Genus Lasiorhinus
  • Superfamily Diprotodontoidea^[6]
    • Genus †Silvabestius
    • Genus †Ngapakaldia
    • Genus †Nimbadon
    • Genus †Neohelos
    • Family †Diprotodontidae:
      • Genus †Alkwertatherium
      • Genus †Bematherium
      • Genus †Pyramios
      • Genus †Nototherium
      • Genus †Meniscolophus
      • Genus †Euryzygoma
      • Genus †Diprotodon
      • Genus †Euowenia
      • Genus †Sthenomerus
      • Subfamily †Zygomaturinae
        • Genus †Neohelos
        • Genus †Raemeotherium
        • Genus †Plaisiodon
        • Genus †Zygomaturus
        • Genus †Kolopsis
        • Genus †Kolopsoides
        • Genus †Hulitherium
        • Genus †Maokopia
    • Family †Palorchestidae: (marsupial tapirs)
      • Genus †Palorchestes
      • Genus †Propalorchestes
      • Genus †Pitikantia

Notes and References

1. Beck . Robin M. D. . Louys . Julien . Brewer . Philippa . Archer . Michael . Black . Karen H. . Tedford . Richard H. . 2020-06-25 . A new family of diprotodontian marsupials from the latest Oligocene of Australia and the evolution of wombats, koalas, and their relatives (Vombatiformes) . Scientific Reports . en . 10 . 1 . 9741 . 10.1038/s41598-020-66425-8 . 2045-2322 . 7316786 . 32587406.
2. Crichton . Arthur I. . Worthy . Trevor H. . Camens . Aaron B. . Yates . Adam M. . Couzens . Aidan M. C. . Prideaux . Gavin J. . 2023-03-19 . A new species of Mukupirna (Diprotodontia, Mukupirnidae) from the Oligocene of Central Australia sheds light on basal vombatoid interrelationships . Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology . 47 . 4 . en . 446–474 . 10.1080/03115518.2023.2181397 . free . 0311-5518.
3. Web site: Naish . Darren . Of koalas and marsupial lions: the vombatiform radiation, part I . 24 October 2015 . Scientific American . Scientific American, Inc..
4. Book: McKenna . Malcolm C. . Classification of mammals – above the species level . Bell . Susan K. . Columbia University Press . 1997 . 9780231110129 . New York . xii–631 . Malcolm McKenna.
5. http://www.create.unsw.edu.au/research/files/Black%20(2007)%20Marada.pdf BLACK, K., March 2007. Maradidae: a new family of vombatomorphian marsupial from the late Oligocene of Riversleigh, northwestern Queensland. Alcheringa 31, 17-32.
6. 10.4202/app.2012.0001. Revision in the marsupial diprotodontid genus Neohelos: Systematics and biostratigraphy. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 2012. Black . K. . free.