After Bloch, Fisher, Rose & Gingerich, 2001

Alternative phylogeny after McKenna & Bell, 1997

<==o †Carpolestidae Simpson, 1935
   |?- †Parvocristes oligocollis Thewissen, Williams & Hussain, 2001
   |?- †Subengius mengi Smith et al., 2004
   `--o †Carpolestinae Simpson, 1935
      `==o †Elphidotarsius Gidley, 1923
         |-- †Elphidotarsius florencae Gidley, 1923 [type of genus]
         `--+-- †Elphidotarsius wightoni Fox, 1984d
            `--+-- †Elphidotarsius shotgunensis Gazin, 1971
               `--+-- †Elphidotarsius russelli Krause, 1978
                  `==o †Carpodaptes Matthew & Granger, 1921 sensu lato [incl. Carpocristes Beard & Wang, 1995]
                     |?- †Carpodaptes hazelae Simpson, 1936
                     `--+-- †Carpodaptes cygneus (Russell, 1967) [Carpocristes cygneus Russell, 1967]
                        `--+?- †Carpodaptes stonleyi Fox, 2002
                           |==o †Carpocristes Beard & Wang, 1995
                           |  |?- †Carpodaptes rosei Beard, 2000
                           |  |-- †Carpodaptes hobackensis Holtzman, 1978
                           |  `-- †Carpodaptes ories (Beard & Wang, 1995)
                           `--+-- †Carpodaptes aulacodon
                              `--o †Carpolestes Simpson, 1928 sensu lato
                                 |--+-- †Carpomegodon jepseni (Rose, 1975) Bloch, Fisher, Rose & Gingerich, 2001 [Carpodaptes jepseni Rose, 1975]
                                 |  `-- †Carpolestes dubius Jepsen, 1930
                                 `--+-- †Carpolestes nigridens Simpson, 1928
                                    `-- †Carpolestes simpsoni Bloch & Gingerich, 1998

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