Macropodiformes Temporal range: Late Oligocene - Recent |
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Red-necked wallaby | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: |
Macropodiformes Ameghino, 1889 |
Families | |
†Balbaridae
Hypsiprymnodontidae
Macropodidae
Potoroidae
The Macropodiformes are one of the three suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia. Kangaroos, wallabies and allies, bettongs, potoroos, and rat kangaroos are all members of this suborder.