Palorchestidae
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palorchestidae-284-5115501
title:
Palorchestidae
text:
Palorchestidae is an extinct family of vombatiform marsupials whose members are sometimes referred to as marsupial tapirs due to the retracted nasal region of their skulls causing them to superficially resemble those of true tapirs. The idea that they had a tapir-like trunk has been contested, with other authors contending that it is more likely that they had a prehensile lip and protrusible tongue instead. While earlier representatives like Propalorchestes had relatively unspecialsed forelimbs,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Extinct family of marsupials
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palorchestidae
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-01T09:09:36Z
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fields total:
13
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15