Suborder of marsupials
Phalangerida is one of the two former suborders of the large marsupial order Diprotodontia . This large and diverse suborder included kangaroos , wallabies , quokkas , possums , gliding possum-like marsupials and others. The much smaller suborder Vombatiformes encompasses only the koalas and wombats . This suborder is no longer considered to accurately describe the diversity in Diprotodontia .
Phalangeriformes has come to replace Phalangerida but does not include the potoroos (Potoroidae ), kangaroos and wallabies (Macropodidae ) or the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodontidae ). These families are now placed in a new suborder named Macropodiformes .
References
Kear, B.P. & Cooke, B.N., 2001:12!20. A review of macropodoid systematics with the inclusion of a new family. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 25, 83–101. ISSN 0810-8889
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