†family Vincelestidae Bonaparte 1986 (mammal)
Mammalia - Cladotheria - Vincelestidae
Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1986. Sobre Mesungulatum houusayi y nuevos mamíferos Cretácicos de Patagonia, Argentina [On Mesungulatum houssayi and new Cretaceous mammals from Patagonia, Argentina]. Actas del IV Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Biostratigrafía 2:48-61
Parent taxon: Cladotheria according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
See also Bonaparte 1986
Sister taxa: Amphitheriidae, Dryolestoidea, Zatheria
Subtaxa: Vincelestes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at La Amarga (mammal site) (Cretaceous of Argentina)