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Diprotodontia

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Diprotodontia

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Diprotodontia () is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".

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Diprotodontia is an order of mammals within the class Mammalia and phylum Chordata. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia and is classified under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. The group is endemic to Australasia and originated approximately 28 million years ago.

Records indicate a gestation period of 22. The taxon has been documented in institutions including NHMUK, UCMP, MAGNT, BPBM, and WSU, with records from Australia and the United States.

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Diprotodontia

ORDER

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderDiprotodontia
Observations recorded2,960,231

雙門齒目（学名：Diprotodontia）又稱袋鼠目，属脊索动物门哺乳纲，是一個包含約120種有袋類動物的目，其中有袋鼠、沙袋鼠、無尾熊與袋熊等。此外還有一些已滅絕的類群，如雙門齒科（Diprotodontidae）與袋獅科（Thylacoleonidae）。 雙門齒目中幾乎全部都是草食動物，少數屬於食蟲動物與雜食動物，不過這些食性可能是原來的草食者經過適應後的結果。雙門齒目生活於澳大利亞，已知最早的化石屬於漸新世。在大約5萬年前，早期人類到達澳大利亞之後，許多大型的雙門齒目逐漸滅絕。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
15
With media
7
Collections
NHMUK, UCMP, MAGNT, BPBM, WSU, YPM
Recorded in
Australia, United States
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  • See also
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Diprotodontia () is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others. Extinct diprotodonts include the hippopotamus-sized Diprotodon, and Thylacoleo, the so-called "marsupial lion".

==Characteristics== thumb|The prominent mandibular central incisors characteristic of the diprotodonts are evident in this Kangaroo Island western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus)

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