After McKenna & Bell, 1997, and Beard & Wang, 1995?
<==o †Carpolestidae Simpson, 1935 |?- †Parvocristes oligocollis Thewissen, Williams & Hussain, 2001 |?-o †Chronolestes [Chronolestinae] | |-- †C. simul | `-- †C. oriens [is NOT synonymous with Carpocristes oriens??] `--o †Carpolestinae |--o †Carpocristes Beard & Wang, 1995 [Carpodaptes] | |-- †C. oriens Beard & Wang, 1995 | |-- †C. hobackensis (Holtzman, 1978) | |-- †C. cygneus (Russell, 1967) | `-- †C. stonleyi (Fox, 2002) [alternative, but not supported opinion in Fox (2002)] `--+--o †Elphidotarsius Gidley, 1923 | |-- †E. florencae Gidley, 1923 [type of genus] | |-- †E. shotgunensis Gazin, 1971 | |-- †E. russelli Krause, 1978 | `-- †E. wightoni Fox, 1984 `--+--o †Carpodaptes Matthew & Granger, 1921 | |-- †C. aulacodon | `-- †C. hazelae `--+-- †Carpomegodon jepseni (Rose, 1975) Bloch, Fisher, Rose & Gingerich, 2001 [Carpodaptes jepseni Rose, 1975] `--o †Carpolestes |-- †C. simpsoni |-- †C. nigridens `-- †C. dubius Jepsen, 1930
Reference(s):
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