After McKenna & Bell, 1997, and Dykes, T. D., 2001
<==o †Dryolestidae Marsh, 1879 [Synonyms] |-- †Phascolestes mustelula Owen, 1871 |-- †Miccylotyrans minimus Simpson, 1927 |?- †Lakotalestes luoi Cifelli, Davis & Sames, 2014 |--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 |--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):
- Cifelli, R. L., Davis, B. M. & Sames, B., 2014: Earliest Cretaceous mammals from the western United States.
–Acta Palaeontologica Polonica: Vol. 59, #1, pp. 31-52 [doi: 10.4202/app.2012.0089] - 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