After McKenna & Bell, 1997 and Dykes, T. D., 2001
<==o †Dryolestidae Marsh, 1879 [Synonyms]
|-- †Phascolestes mustelula Owen, 1871
|-- †Miccylotyrans minimus Simpson, 1927
|--o †Laolestes Simpson, 1927 [incl.? Melanodon]
| |-- †L. andresi Martin, T. 1999
| |-- †L. grandis
| `-- †L. eminensis Simpson, 1927 [Dryolestes priscus Marsh, 1878]
|--o †Melanodon Simpson, 1927 [Malthacolestes]
| |-- †M. oweni Simpson, 1927 [Malthacolestes osborni Simpson, 1927]; Laolestes oweni (Simpson, 1927)
| |-- †M. goodrichi Simpson, 1929 [Herpetairus humilus Simpson, 1929; Laolestes goodrichi (Simpson, 1929)]
| |-- †M. godsoni [M. sp. cf. M. goodrichi??]
| `-- †M. hodsoni
|--o †Amblotherium Owen, 1871 [taxonomic history]
| |-- †A. nanum
| |-- †A. pusillus (Owen, 1866)
| |-- †A. gracilis (Marsh, 1879) Simpson, 1927 [taxonomic history]
| `-- †A. debilis Simpson, 1927
|--o †Dryolestes Marsh, 1878 [taxonomic history]
| |-- †D. leiriensis
| |-- †D. obtusus Marsh, 1880
| |-- †D. priscus Marsh, 1878 [taxonomic history]
| |-- †D. vorax Marsh, 1879
| `-- †D. tenax Marsh, 1889
|-- †Portopinheirdon asymmetricus Martin, T. 1999
|-- †Peraspalax talpoides Owen, 1871
|-- †Kurtodon pusillus Osborn, 1887 [Curtodon Zittel, 1892; Cyrtodon Winge, 1893]
|-- †Crusafontia cuencana Henkel & Krebs, 1969
|-- †Leonardus cuspidatus Bonaparte, 1990
|--o †Groeberitherium Bonaparte, 1986
| |-- †G. stipanicici Bonaparte, 1986
| `-- †G. novasi Bonaparte, 1986
`-- †Malthacolestes osborni Simpson, 1927 [recognized as a valid genus by McKenna & Bell, 1997, as a synonym of Melanodon oweni by Dykes, 2001]
Reference(s):
Dykes, T., 2001: Paurodontidae and Dryolestidae.
–iNet: Mesozoic mammals – an internet directory: http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/dryolest.htm
McKenna, M. C. & Bell, S. K., eds., 1997:
Classification of mammals; above the species level.
–Columbia University Press, New York, 1997.
