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| Diprotodontia Temporal range: Oligocene – Recent | |
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| A diprotodont, the agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) | |
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| Order: | Diprotodontia Owen, 1866 |
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The Diprotodontia is a large order of about 120 Australasian marsupial mammals. It includes the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.
Extinct members include the giant Diprotodon family, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion". view more...
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