Zygomaturinae

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.

Zygomaturinae
Temporal range: Late Oligocene–Pleistocene
Zygomaturus tasmanicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: †Diprotodontidae
Subfamily: †Zygomaturinae
Stirton et al., 1967
Genera

†Silvabestius
†Neohelos
†Raemeotherium
†Plaisiodon
†Zygomaturus
†Kolopsis
†Kolopsoides
†Hulitherium
†Maokopia

Skill of Neohelos on display

References
  • Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long, Michael Archer, Timothy Flannery, and Suzanne Hand (page 91)


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