Notoryctemorphia is a marsupial order containing a single family, Notoryctidae, the marsupial moles of central Australia and their fossil relatives. It is one of the smallest and most specialised marsupial orders, its living members adapted to a burrowing, largely subterranean existence.
Facts
Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ9763859, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Notoryctidae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Notoryctemorphia
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 2
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Notoryctemorphia
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Notoryctemorphia" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 23.04 ... "early_interval": "Aquitanian"
Wikidata: Notoryctemorphia
Wikidata Q13166786, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Animal Diversity Web: Notoryctemorphia
Animal Diversity WebIn Group: Marsupial Orders, Order accountQuote, In Group: Marsupial Orders, Order account
This order of metatherians contains two species, the marsupial moles ( Notoryctes caurinus and Notoryctes typhlops ; the status of N . caurinus has been questioned).
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