After McKenna & Bell, 1997, Kielan-Jaworowska, Novacek, Trofimov & Dashzeveg, 2000, Zonneveld, Gunnell & Bartels, 2000, Wang, Downs, Xie & Xie, 2001, and Alroy, 2002-
<==o Leptictida McKenna, 1975 [Synonyms] |?-o †Gallolestes Lillegraven, 1976 [is a Zhelestid? (Averianov, 2000)] | |-- †G. pachymandibularis Lillegraven, 1976 | `-- †G. agujaensis |?- †Lainodon orueetxebarriai Gheerbrant & Astibia, 1994 [is a Zhelestid? (Averianov, 2000)] |?-o †Labes Sigè, 1992, in Pol, Buscalioni, Carballeira, Francés, López Martinez, Marandat, Moratella, Sanz, Sigé, Villatte, 1992 [is a Zhelestid? (Averianov, 2000)] | |-- †L. quintanillensis Sigé, 1992, in Pol et al., 1992 | `-- †L. garimondi Sigé, 1992, in Pol et al., 1992 |?- †Wania Wang, 1995 |?- †Praolestes nanus Matthew, Granger & Simpson, 1929 [is an anagalid?] |--o †Gypsonictidae Van Valen, 1967 [Synonyms] | |?- †Stilpnodon Simpson, 1935 [is a Palaeoryctid? (Carroll, 1988)] | |?- †Prokennalestes trofinovi Kielan-Jaworowska & Dashzeveg, 1989 [is an asioryctithere? (Kielan-Jaworowska et al.,. 2000)] | |?- †Kennalestes gobiensis Kielan-Jaworowska, 1969 [is an asioryctithere? (Kielan-Jaworowska et al.,. 2000)] | |?- †Sailestes quadrans Nesov, 1982 [is an asioryctithere? (Kielan-Jaworowska et al.,. 2000)] | |?-o †Zhelestes Nesov, 1985 [is a Zhelestid? (Averianov, 2000)] | | |-- †Z. temirkazyk Nesov, 1985 | | `-- †Z. bezelgen Nesov, 1987 | |?-o †Parazhelestes Nesov, 1993 [is a Zhelestid? (Averianov, 2000)] | | |-- †P. robustus Nesov, 1993 | | `-- †P. minor Nesov, Archibald & Kielan-Jaworowska, 1998 | `--o †Gypsonictops Simpson, 1927 [Euangelistes Simpson, 1929] | |-- †G. clemensi Rigby & Wolberg, 1987 | |-- †G. dormaalensis Quinet, 1964 | |-- †G. hypoconus Simpson, 1927 [= Telacodon laevis Marsh, 1892?] | |-- †G. illuminatus Lillegraven, 1969 | |-- †G. lewisi Sahni, 1972 | `?- †G. petersoni Simpson, 1927 [Euangelistes petersoni (Simpson, 1927) Simpson, 1929??; = G. hypoconus Simpson, 1927??] `--+--o †Kulbeckia Nesov, 1993 [Kulbeckiidae Nesov, 1993] [More primitive sistergroup of Zhelestidae and Ungulata??] | |-- †K. kulbecke Nesov, 1993 | |-- †K. rara Nesov, 1993 | `-- †K. kansaica Nesov, 1993 |--o †Didymoconidae Kretzoi, 1943 [incl. Tshelkariidae Gromova, 1960] | |-- †Zeuctherium Tang & Yan, 1976 | |-- †Archaeoryctes Zheng, 1979 | |-- †Hunanictis Li, Chiu, Yan & Hsieh, 1979 | |-- †Kennatherium Mallett & Szalay, 1968 | |-- †Ardynictis Matthew & Granger, 1925 | `--o †Didymoconus Matthew & Granger, 1924 [Tshelkaria Gromova, 1960] | |-- †D. berkeyi Matthew & Granger, 1924 | |-- †D. colgatei (Mellett, 1966) [D. robusta Gromova] | `-- †D. rostratus (Gromova, 1960) [Tshelkaria rostrata Gromova, 1960] `--+-- †Leptictidae Gill, 1872 [Synonyms] `?- Palaeanodonta [Basal Pholidota sensu McKenna & Bell, 1997]
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