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Diprotodontidae family<\/h1>\n

Diprotodon<\/em> & relatives<\/h3>\n

The Diprotodontidae are an extinct family of large quadrupedal herbivorous marsupials that were endemic to Australia and New Guinea. They first appear in the late Oligocene, with the last remaining members becoming extinct in the late Pleistocene.<\/p>\n

The family currently contains around 30 species, including the iconic Diprotodon optatum<\/em>, the largest marsupial to ever have lived.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”434″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Alkwertatherium webbi<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Diprotodon optatum<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Kolopsis yperus<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Ngapakaldia tedfordi<\/a>
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Palorchestes painei<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Plaisiodon centralis<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Pyramios alcootense<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Ambulator keanei<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Kolopsis torus<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Meniscolophus mawsoni<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Palorchestes azael<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Pitikantia dailyi<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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Propalorchestes novaculacephalus<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

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