Diprotodon

Diprotodon australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vombatiformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Marsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Vombatiformes

Familia: †Diprotodontidae
Genus: Diprotodon
Species: D. optatum

Name

• Diprotodon Owen, 1838
  • Gender: neuter
  • Type species: Diprotodon optatum Owen, 1838

References

• Archer, M. 1977: Origins and subfamilial relationships of Diprotodon (Diprotodonidae, Marsupialia). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 18: 37–39.
• Price, G.J. 2008: Taxonomy and palaeobiology of the largest-ever marsupial, Diprotodon Owen, 1838 (Diprotodontidae, Marsupialia). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society, 153: 369–397. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00387.x
• Price, G.J.; Piper, K.J. 2009: Gigantism of the Australian Diprotodon Owen 1838 (Marsupialia, Diprotodontoidea) through the Pleistocene. Journal of Quaternary science, 24: 1029-1038. ISSN: 0267-8179 doi: 10.1002/jqs.1285

Vernacular names

日本語: ディプロトドン
русский: Дипротодон
中文: 雙門齒獸