Diprotodontia
Diprotodontia(subclass Theria, infra-class Metatheria) An order (or suborder) of marsupials, restricted to Australia and New Guinea, that are characterized by a pair of enlarged, procumbent, lower incisors. The order includes three superfamilies: Macropodoidea; Phalangeroidea; and Vombatoidea.
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