Notoryctidae
Sign in to saveNotoryctidae (; 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.
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- Instance of
- monotypic taxon
- Parent taxon
- Notoryctemorphia
- Image
- Notoryctes typhlops.jpg
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- taxon name
- Notoryctidae
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- Category:Notoryctidae
- Commons category
- Notoryctidae
- taxon common name
- الطوبينيات الجرابية
- endemic to
- Australia
- start time
- 20000000-0
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Notoryctidae (; 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.
== Taxonomy == A fossil species in a new genus was published as Naraboryctes. A new diagnosis for Notoryctidae was also provided in the species first description, as a consequence of the discovery of a fossil species in the family.
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