Diprotodontidae
E645564
Diprotodontidae is an extinct family of giant herbivorous Australian marsupials that included some of the largest known wombat-like mammals, such as Diprotodon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diprotodontidae canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | taxonomic family ⓘ |
| bodySizeCharacteristic | giant ⓘ |
| clade | Australidelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Diprotodon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Euryzygoma NERFINISHED ⓘ Nototherium NERFINISHED ⓘ Zygomaturus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large browser ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| feedingAdaptation | adapted for browsing shrubs and trees ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | bulk-feeding herbivores ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Neogene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | abundant in Pleistocene deposits of Australia ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Pleistocene lake deposits
ⓘ
cave deposits in Australia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicTimeRange |
Miocene
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ Pliocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
open forests
ⓘ
shrublands ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | diprotodontids ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Quaternary ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Diprotodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| notableMember | Diprotodon optatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian megafauna ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Phascolarctidae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vombatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial ⓘ |
| resembles | wombats ⓘ |
| sizeComparison | among the largest known marsupials ⓘ |
| skeletonCharacteristic | robust limbs ⓘ |
| suborder | Vombatiformes ⓘ |
| toothMorphology | hypsodont or lophodont cheek teeth ⓘ |
| wentExtinctIn | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.