Zygomaturinae Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Pleistocene |
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Zygomaturus tasmanicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: | Vombatiformes |
Family: | †Diprotodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Zygomaturinae |
Genera | |
†Silvabestius |
†Silvabestius
†Neohelos
†Raemeotherium
†Plaisiodon
†Zygomaturus
†Kolopsis
†Kolopsoides
†Hulitherium
†Maokopia
The Zygomaturinae are an extinct subfamily of marsupials. The phylogeny and taxonomy of this clade is poorly understood and problematic. Zygomaturines are currently thought to be a subfamily within Diprotodontidae, rather than a distinct family.