After McKenna & Bell, 1997

<==o †Palaechthonidae
   |--o †Plesiolestes Jepsen, 1930 [incl.? Torrejonia Gazin, 1968] [Plesiolestinae]
   |  |-- †P. nacimienti Wilson & Szalay, 1972 [=? Palaechthon nacimienti]
   |  |-- †P. problematics Jepsen, 1930
   |  |-- †P. wilsoni Gazin, 1968 [Torrejonia wilsoni Gazin, 1968)
   |  `-- †P. sirokyi (Szalay, 1973) [Torrejonia sirokyi Szalay, 1973)
   `--o †Palaechthoninae
      |--o †Palaechthon Gidley, 1923 [Talpohenach Kay & Cartmill, 1977]
      |  |-- †P. alticuspis Gidley, 1923
      |  |-- †P. torrejonius (Kay & Cartmill 1977) [Talpohenach torrejonius Kay & Cartmill 1977]
      |  `-- †P. woodi Gazin ,1971
      `--+-- †Premnoides douglassi Gunnell, 1989
         `--+-- †Anasazia williamsoni Van Valen, 1994
            `?-o †Palenochtha Simpson 1935
               |-- †P. minor Gidley, 1923
               `-- †P. weissae Rigby, 1980

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