Diprotodontidae
| Diprotodontidae Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| Restoration of Diprotodon | |
| Fossil of Zygomaturus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Superfamily: | †Diprotodontoidea |
| Family: | †Diprotodontidae Gill, 1872 |
| Subfamilies and genera | |
|
See text | |
Diprotodontidae, from Ancient Greek δί- (dí-), meaning "two", πρῶτος (prôtos), meaning "first", and ὀδούς (odoús), meaning "tooth", is an extinct family of large herbivorous marsupials, endemic to Australia and New Guinea during the Oligocene through Pleistocene periods from 28.4 million to 40,000 years ago.