The superfamily Yaraloidea and family Yaralidae were created following the discovery of the type species Yarala burchfieldi in 1995, on the basis that it lacks synapomorphies that unite all other peramelemorphian taxa.
The superfamily Yaraloidea and family Yaralidae were created in 1995 after the discovery of the type species Yarala burchfieldi, which did not share common traits with other peramelemorphian groups.