Zygomaturinae

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Zygomaturus tasmanicus

The Zygomaturinae are a subfamily of New Guinea - Australian megafauna within the family Diprotodontidae. Animals belonging to this subfamily, existed from the late Oligocene to late Pleistocene and were among the largest mammals bag of Earth's history.

General Classification

The Zygomaturinae is a subfamily of Diprotodontidae. It was named after its most famous representative, Zygomaturus. The second subfamily of Diprotodontidae is the Diprotodontinae.

Inside systematics

According to Black, Mackness 1999 ( from: Long, Archer, Flannery, hand. Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea, one hundred million years of evolution Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore / London 2002, ISBN 0-8018-7223-5 ):

  • Zygomaturinae Raemeotherium
  • Silvabestius Alkwetatherium Nimbadon Kolopsoides
  • Plaisiodon Neohelos Kolopsis
  • Unnamed genus Zygomaturus
  • Unnamed genus Hulitherium
  • Maokopia
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