After McKenna & Bell, 1997, Novacek, Rougier, Wible, McKenna, Dashzeveg & Horovitz, 1997, Kielan-Jaworowska, Novacek, Trofimov & Dashzeveg, 2000 and Archibald, Averianov & Ekdale, 2001

Alternative view after Carroll 1988 (originally from Novacek & Wyss 1986??)

Alternative view after McKenna & Bell, 1997

<==o Epitheria McKenna, 1975 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997
   |?- †Hyotheridium dobsoni Gregory & Simpson, 1926
   |?-o †Asioryctitheria Novacek, Rougier, Wible, McKenna, Dashzeveg & Horovitz, 1997 [Kennalestoidea Kielan-Jaworowska, 1981]
   |  |--o †Asioryctidae Kielan-Jaworowska, 1981
   |  |  |-- †Ukhaatherium nessovi Novacek, Rougier, Wible, McKenna, Dashzeveg & Horovitz, 1997
   |  |  `-- †Asioryctes nemegetensis Kielan-Jaworowska, 1975
   |  `--o †Kennalestidae Kielan-Jaworowska, 1981
   |     |-- †Prokennalestes trofinovi Kielan-Jaworowska & Dashzeveg, 1989 [incl. P. minor Kielan-Jaworowska & Dashzeveg, 1989]
   |     |-- †Kennalestes gobiensis Kielan-Jaworowska, 1969
   |     `-- †Sailestes quadrans Nesov, 1982
   `--o Preptotheria McKenna, 1975 [incl. Therictoidea Gregory, 1910; Tokotheria McKenna, 1975]
      |--+?- Leptictida [Proeutheria, incl. Palaeanodonta, incl. Pholidota??!!]
      |  `--+?- Anagalida Szalay & McKenna, 1971 [Synonyms] (rodent-like eutherians; jyrsijä-jäniseläimet)
      |     `?- Archonta (primate-like eutherians; kädellistensukuiset)
      `--+--o Insectivora
         |  `-- Lipotyphla Haeckel, 1866 (modern insect-eaters; nykyhyönteissyöjät)
         `?-o Ferungulata
            |-- Ungulatomorpha Archibald, J. D., 1996 (ungulate-like eutherians; ungulaattimaiset)
            `--o Ferae Linnaeus, 1758 [Rapacia Newman, 1843; Ferina Newman, 1843; Carnassia Haeckel, 1895; Sarcotheria Haeckel, 1895; Carnivoramorpha Kalandadze & Rautian, 1992] [incl.? Carnaria Haeckel, 1866]
               |?- Cimolesta McKenna, 1975 [Cimolestiformes Kinman, 1994] [Problematic, see alternative tree after Carroll 1988]
               `--+-- †Creodonta (kreodontit; creodonts)
                  `-- Carnivoramorpha Kalandadze & Rautian, 1992 (modern carnivores and their extinct relatives; nykypetoeläinmäiset nisäkkäät)

After Carroll 1988

<==o Epitheria
   |--o †ASIORYCTITHERIA
   |  |-- †Asioryctitheriidae
   |  `-- †Kennalestidae
   |--o †“ZALAMBDALESTIDA”
   |  `-- †Zalambdalestidae
   |?-o “Cimolestidae”
   |  |-- †Batodon
   |  |-- †Gallolestes
   |  |-- †Cimolestes
   |  `-- †Procerbus
   |?- †Palaeoryctidae
   |?-o †APATOTHERIA
   |  `-- †Apatemyidae
   |?-o †LEPTICTIDA
   |  |-- †Gypsonictidae
   |  |-- †Leptictidae
   |  `-- †Pseudorhyncocyonidae
   |--o †PANTOLESTA
   |  |-- †Pantolestidae
   |  |-- †Pentacodontidae
   |  `-- ?†Ptolemaiidae
   |?-o †TAENIODONTA
   |  `-- †Stylimodontidae
   |--o †PANTODONTA
   |  |-- †Archaeolambidae
   |  |-- †Bemalambdidae
   |  |-- †Pantolambdidae
   |  |-- †Barylambdidae
   |  |-- †Titanoideidae
   |  |-- †Coryphodontidae
   |  |-- †Harpyodidae
   |  |-- †Pantolambdodontidae
   |  |-- †Pastoralodontidae
   |  `-- †Cyriacotheriidae
   |?-o †TILLODONTA
   |  `-- †Esthonychidae
   |?- †PANTODONTA
   |?-o †DINOCERATA
   |  |-- †Uintatheriidae
   |  `-- †Gobiatheriidae
   |--+-- INSECTIVORA
   |  `?- FERAE
   |-- UNGULATA
   |-- ARCHONTA
   `-- ANAGALIDA

After McKenna & Bell, 1997

<==o Epitheria
   |?- †Hyotheridium
   |?- †Murtoilestes
   |?- †Deccanolestes
   |?-o †Asioryctitheria
   |  `--o †Asioryctidae
   |     |-- †Asioryctes
   |     `-- †Ukhaatherium
   |-- Leptictida
   `--o Preptotheria
      |--+-- Archonta
      |  `-- Anagalida
      `--+--o Insectivora
         |  `-- Lipotyphla
         `?-o Ferungulata
            |--o Ungulatomorpha
            |  `-- Ungulata
            `--o Ferae
               |?- Cimolesta
               `--+-- †Creodonta
                  `-- Carnivoramorpha

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