After Rose & Bown, 1982, McKenna & Bell, 1997, Thewissen, Williams & Hussain, 2001 and Alroy, 2002
<==o †Plesiadapidae Troussart, 1897 [incl. Saxonellidae] |?- †Jattadectes mamikheli Thewissen, Williams & Hussain, 2001 |?- †Pandemonium Van Valen, 1994 |--o †Saxonella D.E. Russell, 1964 [Saxonellidae D.E. Russell, 1964; Saxonellinae D.E. Russell, 1964 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997] | |-- †S. crepaturae | `-- †S. naylori `--o †Plesiadapinae Troussart, 1897 |-- †Pronothodectes gaoi Fox, 1990b [genus Pronothodectes Gidley, 1923] `--+-- †Pronothodectes matthewi `--+-- †Pronothodectes jepi |--o †Nannodectes Gingerich, 1975 | |?- †N. gidleyi | |-- †N. intermedius | `--+-- †N. gazini | `-- †N. simpsoni `--+-- †Plesiadapis praecursor `--+-- †Plesiadapis anceps |--o †Chiromyoides Stehlin, 1916 | |-- †C. campanicus | |-- †C. caesor | |-- †C. minor | |-- †C. potior | `-- †C. major `--+?-o †Platychoerops Charlesworth, 1855 [Miolophus Owen, 1865; Subunicuspidens Lemoine, 1887] | |-- †P. daubrei | `-- †P. richardsoni `--o †Plesiadapis Gervais, 1877 sensu stricto? [Tricuspidens Lemoine, 1887; Nothodectes Matthew, 1915; Menatotherium Piton, 1940; Ancepsoides D.E. Russell, 1964] |?- †P. walbeckensis |?- †P. remensis |?- †P. tricuspidens Gervais, 1877 |?- †P. russelli |-- †P. rex (Gidley, 1923) `--+-- †P. gingerichi `--+-- †P. churchilli |--+-- †P. fodinatus | `-- †P. dubius (Matthew, 1915) `--+-- †P. simonsi `--+-- †P. gingerichi `-- †P. cookei
Reference(s):
- Alroy, J., 2002: North American fossil mammal systematics database.
–iNet: North American fossil mammal systematics database: http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~alroy/nafmsd.html - 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.
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–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: vol. 2, #1, pp. 63-69 - Thewissen, J. G. M., Williams, E. M. & Hussain, S. T., 2001: Eocene mammals faunas from Northern Indo-Pakistan.
–Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 21, #2, pp. 347-366