†subfamily Sespedectinae Novacek 1985 (placental)
Mammalia - Tribosphenida - Sespedectidae
Full reference: M. J. Novacek. 1985. The Sespedectinae, a new subfamily of hedgehog-like insectivores. American Museum Novitates 2822:1-24
Parent taxon: Sespedectidae according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Novacek 1985
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Colpocherus Crypholestes Patriolestes Proterixoides Sespedectes
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (134: California, Mississippi, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 136 collections including 163 occurrences