Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Main Groups of Non-Therian Mammals   Holotheria -families

After McKenna & Bell, 1997

<==o HOLOTHERIA [Theria] ("korkeammat nisäkkäät")
   |?- †Chronoperatidae
   |--o †Kuehneotheria
   |  |-- †Woutersiidae
   |  `-- †Kuehneotheriidae
   `--o Trechnotheria [Yangotheria]
      |--o †Amphiodontoidea
      |  `-- †Amphiodontidae
      `--+--o †Spalacotherioidea
         |  |-- †Tinodontidae
         |  `--+-- †Spalacotheriidae
         |     `-- †Barbereniidae
         `--o Symmetrodonta
            |--o †Yinotheria
            |  `-- †Shuotheriidae
            `--o Cladotheria
               |--o †DRYOLESTOIDEA
               |  |-- †Donodontidae
               |  |-- †Mesungulatidae
               |  |-- †Reigitheriidae
               |  |-- †Brandoniidae
               |  |-- †Paurodontidae
               |  `-- †Dryolestidae
               `--o Amphitheriida
                  |-- †Amphitheriidae
                  `--o Zatheria
                     |?- †Arguitheriidae
                     |?- †Arguimuridae
                     |?- †Vincelestidae
                     |--o †Peramura
                     |  `-- †Peramuridae
                     `--o Tribosphenida
                        |?- †Necrolestidae
                        |--o †Aegialodontia
                        |  `-- †Aegialodontidae
                        `--o Theria sensu lato
                           |?- †Russellmyinae
                           |?- †Endotheriidae
                           |?- †Potamotelsidae
                           |?- †Plicatodontidae
                           |?- †Pappotheriidae
                           |?- †Kermackiidae
                           |?- †Picopsidae
                           `--o Theria sensu stricto
                              |-- Metatheria [Marsupialia sensu lato] (marsupials and relatives; pussieläimet)
                              `-- Eutheria [Placentaria sensu lato] (Placental mammals and relatives; istukkanisäkkäät)

Reference(s):

Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698

Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698

Cifelli, R. L., Wible, J. R. & Jenkins, F. A. jr., 1998: Triconodont mammals from the Cloverly Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Montana and Wyoming.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 18, #1, pp. 237-241

Luo, Z. 1994: Sister-group relationships of mammals and transformations of diagnostic mammalian characters. 98-128.
in Fraser, N. C. & Sues, H-D. (eds.) 1994: In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs.
–Cambridge University Press, New York, 1994, x-435

McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., eds., 1997: Classification of mammals; above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997.

Wang, Y., Clemens, W. M., Hu, Y. & Li, C., 1998: A probable pseudo-tribosphenic upper molar from the Late Jurassic of China and the early radiation of the Holotheria.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: vol. 18, #4, pp. 777-787