<==o †Herpetotheriidae Trouessant, 1879 [Didelphidae: Herpetotheriinae Trouessant, 1879 sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997] |?- †Herpetotheriidae gen. et sp. indet. [Kappelman, Maas, Sen, Alpagut, Fortelius & Lunkka, 1996] [Eocene, Anatolia] |?- †Herpetotheriidae gen. et sp. indet. [Thewissen, Williams & Hussain, 2001] [Eocene, Indo-Pakistan] |?-o †Amphiperatherium Filhol, 1879 [Oxygomphius von Meyer, 1846; Microtarsioides Weigelt, 1933; Ceciliolemur Weigelt, 1933] | |-- †A. minutum | `-- †A. frequens |?-o †Asiadidelphis Gabunia, Shevyreva & Gabunia, 1990; Olig. CAs. | |-- †A. zaissanensse Gabunia, Shevyreva & Gabunia, 1990 | `-- †A. tjutkovae Emry, Lucas, Szalay & Tleuberdina, 1995 |?- †Garadelphys [Geratherium Crochet, 1984] |?- †Entomacodon Marsh, 1872 [Centracodon, Marsh, 1872] |?- †Maastrichtidelphys meurismeti Martin, Case, Jagt, Schulp & Mulder, 2005; U.Cret. WEu. |-- †Swaindelphys cifelli Johanson, 1996 |-- †Esteslestes ensis Novacek, Ferrusquia-Villafranca, Flynn, J., Wyss & Norell, 1991 |--o †Nortedelphys Case, Goin & Woodburne, 2005 [Alphadon Lillegraven, 1969 (in partim)]; U.Cret. SWNA. | |-- †N. magnus Case, Goin & Woodburne, 2005 [Alphadon marshi Lillegraven, 1969 (in partim)] | |-- †N. intermedius Case, Goin & Woodburne, 2005 | `-- †N. minimus Case, Goin & Woodburne, 2005 `--+--+-- Notometatheria? | `--o †Herpetotherium Cope, 1873; E. Ter. NA. | |?- †H. sp. | |?- †H. sp. cf. H. knighti | |?- †H. sp. cf. H. marsupium | |?- †H. sp. cf. H. marsupium | |-- †H. valens (Lambe, 1908) | |-- †H. marsupium Troxell, 1923 [Peratherium marsupium (Troxell, 1923)] | |-- †H. knighti (Macgrew, 1959) [Peratherium knighti Macgrew, 1959] | `--+-- H. merriami | `--+-- H. fugax | `-- H. youngi |--o †Copedelphys Korth, 1994 | |?- †C. sp. cf. C. titanelix | |?- †C. sp. cf. C. innominata | |?- †C. sp. cf. C. stevensoni | |-- †C. innominata (Simpson, 1928) | |-- †C. titanelix | `-- †C. stevensoni `--o †Peratherium Aymard, 1850 [†Alacodon Quinet, 1964; †Qatranitherium Crochet, Thomas, Sen, Roger, Gheerbrant & Al-Sulaimani, 1992; †Quatranitherium Szalay, 1994; †Peratotherium (lapsus calami?)] |?- †P.? sp. |-- †P. africanum Simons & Bown, 1984 [†Qatranitherium africanum (Simons & Bown) Crochet, Thomas, Sen, Roger, Gheerbrant & Al-Sulaimani, 1992] |?- †P. scalare [†Herpetotherium scalare] |?- †P. marginale [†Herpetotherium marginale] |?- †P. huntii [†Herpetotherium huntii] |-- †P. comstocki |-- †P. edwardi |-- †P. lavergnensis |-- †P. elegans `?- †P. innominatum (Simpson, 1928) [=? Copedelphys innominata (Simpson, 1928)]
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