Palorchestidae
| Palorchestidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Palorchestes azael | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Vombatiformes |
| Family: | Palorchestidae Tate, 1948 |
The family Palorchestidae, referred to as marsupial tapirs, contains four genera of diprotodont marsupials with eight species described. All species are extinct.[1]
- Propalorchestes (Murray, 1986)
- P. novaculocephalus (Murray, 1990)
- P. painei (Murray, 1986)
- Ngapakaldia (Stirton, 1967)
- N. bonythoni (Stirton, 1967)
- N. tedfordi (Stirton, 1967)
- Palorchestes (Owen, 1873)
- P. selestiae (Mackness, 1995)
- P. paine (Woodburne, 1967)
- P. azael (Owen, 1873)
- Pitikantia dailyi (Stirton, 1967)
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