Clade Carnivoramorpha Wyss and Flynn 1993 (placental)
Parent taxon: Pancarnivora according to J. J. Flynn et al. 2020
See also Polly et al. 2006, Spaulding et al. 2009 and Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin 2005
Sister taxa: Hyaenodonta, Oxyaenodonta
Subtaxa: Carnivoraformes Dawsonicyon Oodectes Tapocyon Viverravidae
Ecology: scansorial insectivore