Placentalia

From Palaeos

<==Placentalia (see below for synonymy)
   |  i. s.: Phenacolophus
   |         Ernanodon antelios
   |         Paracosoryx wilsoni
   |         Plioceros dehlini
   |         Colodon occidentalis
   |         Todralestes variabilis
   |         Tingamarra Godthelp, Archer et al. 1992
   |           `--*T. porterorum Godthelp, Archer et al. 1992
   |         Kharmerungulatum Prasad, Verma et al. 2007
   |           `--*K. vanvaleni Prasad, Verma et al. 2007
   |--+--Chiroptera
   |  `--Cetferungulata
   `--+--Euarchontaglires
      |    |--Euarchonta
      |    `--+--Sinomylus
      |       `--Glires
      `--+--Lipotyphla
         `--+--Afrotheria
            `--+--Xenarthra
               `--Palaeanodonta
                    |  i. s.: Palaeanodon Matthew 1918
                    |           `--P. ignavus Matthew 1918
                    |         Eurotamandua Storch 1981
                    |           `--E. joresi
                    |--Epoicotheriidae
                    `--Metacheiromys Wortman 1903 [Metacheiromyidae]

Placentalia [Afroinsectiphilia, Altungulata, Anagalida, Archonta, Boreoeutheria, Centetoidea, Cheiroptères, Condylarthra, Dilambdodonta, Edentata, Educabilia, Eparctocyona, Epitheria, Gyrencephala, Laurasiatheria, Pedimanes, Unguiculata, Ungulata, Ungulatomorpha, Volitantia, Zalambdodonta]

* Type species of generic name indicated

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