After Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001, Luo, Kielan-Jaworowska & Cifelli, 2002 and, Kielan-Jaworowska, Cifelli & Luo, 2004
Alternative phylogeny after Wang, Clemens, Hu & Li, 1998
Alternative phylogeny after Rougier, Novacek, McKenna & Wible, 2001:
Alternative phylogeny after McKenna & Bell, 1997.
<==o Holotheria Wible et al., 1995 sensu Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 [Theria sensu lato] ("korkeammat nisäkkäät") |?- †Chronoperates Fox, Youzwyshyn & Krause, 1992 [Chronoperatidae Fox, Youzwyshyn & Krause, 1992] `--o Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975 [Yangotheria Chow & Rich, 1982] |--o †Amphiodontidae Simpson, 1925 [Amphiodontoidea Prothero, 1981] | |-- †Amphiodon superstes Simpson, 1925 [Mammalia incertae sedis sensu Averianov (2002)] | |?- †Gobiotheriodon infinitus (Trofimov, 1980) Trofimov, 1997 [Gobiodon Trofimov, 1980] | `--+?- †Manchurodon simplicidens Yabe & Shikama, 1938 ["Symmetrodonta" incertae sedis sensu Averianov (2002)] | `?- †Nakunodon paikasiensis Yadagiri, 1985 [Holotheria incertae sedis sensu Averianov (2002)] `--+?- †Argentoconodon fariasorum Rougier, Garrido, Gaetano, Puerta, Corbitt & Novacek, 2007, M.Jur. SSAm. |?- †Hallautherium schalchi Clemens, 1980 |?- †Liaotherium gracile Zhou, Cheng & Wang, 1991 |?- †Tendagurodon janenschi Heinrich, 1998 |?-o †Dyskritodon Sigogneau-Russell, 1995 | |-- †D. amazighi Sigogneau-Russell, 1995 | `-- †D. indicus Prasad & Manhas, 2002 |?-o †Jeholodentidae Luo, P. Chen, Li & M. Chen, 2007 | |-- †Yanoconodon allini Luo, P. Chen, Li & M. Chen, 2007 | `-- †Jeholodens jenkinsi Ji, Luo & Ji, 1999 |--+-- †Gobiconodontidae Chow & Rich, 1984 sensu Luo, Kielan-Jaworowska & Cifelli, 2002 | `--o †Klameliidae Martin & Averianov, 2006 | |-- †Ferganodon narynensis Martin & Averianov, 2006 | `-- †Klamelia zhaopengi Chow & Rich, 1984 [an amphilestid sensu Kielan-Jaworowska, Cifelli & Luo, 2004] `--+-- †Amphilestidae Osborn, 1888 sensu Luo, Kielan-Jaworowska & Cifelli, 2002 `--+-- †Spalacotheroidea Prothero, 1981 [Spalacotheriida Prothero, 1981, incl. Quirogatheria Bonaparte, 1992] `--o Symmetrodonta Simpson, 1925 |?-o †Thereuodon Sigogneau-Russell, 1989 [Dryolestida, or Zatheria indet., milk tooth (Averianov, 2002)] | |-- †T. dahmani Sigogneau-Russell 1989 | `-- †T. taraktes Sigogneau-Russell & Ensom, 1998 |?- †Atlasodon monbaroni Sigogneau-Russell, 1991 [Dryolestida, or Zatheria indet., milk tooth (Averianov, 2002)] |?- †Eurylambda aequicrurius Simpson, 1925a |?- †Peralestes longirostris Owen, 1871 `--+?- †Tribactonodon bonfieldi Sigogneau-Russell, Hooker, Ensom, 2001 `--+?- †Triconodontidae Marsh, 1887 [Eutriconodonta Kermack, Musset & Rigney, 1973 sensu Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001] [falls back to basal Mammalia sensu Luo, Kielan-Jaworowska & Cifelli, 2002] `--+-- †Zhangheotherium quinquecuspidens Hu, Wang, Luo & Li, 1997 [transfered to Spalacotheroidea by Li & Luo, 2006] `-- Cladotheria McKenna, 1975 sensu Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001
After Gao, Wilson, Luo, Maga, Meng & Wang, 2009 (modified from Fig. 3)<==o Holotheria |--+-- †Aploconodon | `--+--o †Amphiodontidae | | |-- †Amphiodon | | |-- †Gobiotheriodon | | `--+-- †Manchurodon | | `-- †Nakunodon | `--+-- †Hakusanodon | |-- †Juchilestes | `-- †Comodon |--o †Gobiconodontidae | |-- †Gobiconodon | `-- †Rapenomamus `--+--+--o †Jeholodentidae | | |-- †Jeholodens | | `-- †Yanoconodon | `--o †Triconodontidae | |-- †Priacodon | `--+--+-- †Triconodon | | `-- †Trioracodon | `--+-- †Arundeloconodon | `--+-- †Astroconodon | `--+-- †Alticonodon | `-- †Corvicondodon `--o Trechnotheria |-- †Phascolotherium |-- †Amphilestes `--+-- †Spalacotheroidea `-- Cladotheria |
After Luo, P. Chen, Li & M. Chen, 2007<==+-- †Fruitafossor |--+-- †Amphilestes | `--+--o †Gobiconodontidae | | |-- †Gobiconodon | | `-- †Rapenomamus | `--+--o †Jeholodentidae | | |-- †Jeholodens | | `-- †Yanoconodon | `--o †Triconodontidae | |-- †Trioracodon | `-- †Priacodon `--+-- †Allotheria `--o Trechnotheria |-- †Spalacotheroidea `-- Cladotheria |
After Rougier, Novacek, McKenna & Wible, 2001<==o Holotheria `--o Trechnotheria |?- †Liaotherium |--+-- †Gobiconodontidae | `-- †Triconodontidae `--+--+-- †Aploconodon | `--+--o †Amphiodontidae | | |-- †Amphiodon | | |-- †Gobiotheriodon | | `--+-- †Manchurodon | | `-- †Nakunodon | `--+-- †Hakusanodon | `-- †Comodon `--+-- †Jeholodens |-- †Amphilestes |-- †Phascolotherium `--o Symmetrodonta |-- †Eurylambda `--+--+-- †Zhangheotherium | `--+-- †Peralestes | `-- †Spalacotheroidea `--o Mammalia sensu stricto |?- †Tribactonodon |--o Yinotheria | |-- †Shuontherium | `-- Australophenida `-- Cladotheria Note:This tree is based on alternative phylogeny of Holotherians presented by Rougier, Novacek, McKenna & Wible, 2001. While doing this tree I made some presumptions not expressed in their original tree (Fig. 6).
Where indoubt, I included sistergroups from Kielan-Jaworowska, Cifelli & Luo, 2002. |
After Wang, Clemens, Hu & Li, 1998<==o Holotheria |?- †Chronoperates |-- †Kuehneotheria `--o Trechnotheria |--o †Amphiodontidae | |-- †Amphiodon | |-- †Gobiotheriodon | `--+-- †Manchurodon | `-- †Nakunodon `--+-- †Spalacotheroidea `--o Symmetrodonta |?- †Asfaltomylos |?- †Atlasodon |?-o †Ausktribosphenidae | |?- †Bishops | `-- †Ausktribosphenos |?- †Casamiquelia |?- †Thereuodon |?- †Eurylambda |-- †Shuontherium `-- Cladotheria |
After McKenna & Bell, 1997<==o Holotheria |?- †Chronoperates |-- †Kuehneotheria `--o Trechnotheria |--o Symmetrodonta | |?- †Casamiquelia | |?- †Thereuodon | |?- †Atlasodon | |?- †Eurylambda | |?- †Peralestes | |?- †Shuontherium | |--o †Amphiodontoidea | | `--o †Amphiodontidae | | |-- †Amphiodon | | |-- †Gobiotheriodon | | `--+-- †Manchurodon | | `-- †Nakunodon | `-- †Spalacotheroidea `-- Cladotheria |
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