Notoryctidae
| Notoryctidae Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent
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| Notoryctes typhlops | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Clade: | Agreodontia |
| Order: | Notoryctemorphia Kirsch in Hunsaker, 1977 |
| Family: | Notoryctidae Ogilby, 1892 |
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Notoryctidae (/noʊtəˈrɪktɪdiː/; from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos), meaning "south", and ὀρυκτήρ (oruktḗs), meaning "digger") are a family of marsupials comprising the marsupial moles and their fossil relatives. It is the only family in the order Notoryctemorphia.