Synonyms: Camelidamorpha Spaulding et al. 2009, Hydrophorae Gray 1821
Full reference: C. Illiger. 1811. Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium
Parent taxon: Artiodactyla according to M. Spaulding et al. 2009
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Alroy 2011, Asher and Helgen 2010, Carroll 1988, Colbert 1941, Cuesta Ruíz-Colmenares et al. 2006, Flower 1883, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Gray 1821, Hooker 1986, Hooker 2007, Matthew 1908, McKenna and Bell 1997, Prothero 1986, Scott 1940, Ursing et al. 2000, Webb and Meachen 2004 and Whistler and Webb 2005
Sister taxa: Antiacodontidae, Antiacodontinae, Bunomerycidae, Cainotherioidea, Choeropotamoidea, Climacoceratidae, Diacodexeidae, Dichobunoidea, Eolantianus, Erlianhyus, Eurytheriidae, Haplobunodontidae, Hsanotherium, Leptochoerinae, Merycoidodontoidea, Myanmarius, Neoselenodontia, Nonruminantia, Omnivora, Raphenacodus, Ruminantia, Ruminantiamorpha, Selenodontia, Suiformes, Suoidea, Tapirulidae, Tragulohyus, Trigonolestidae, Entelodontoidea, Whippomorpha, Cetruminantia
Subtaxa: Anoplotherioidea Caenotheriidae Camelidae Cameloidea Merycoidodontidae Oreodontoidea Oromerycidae Xiphodontoidea
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser