Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Nyctitheriidae
Full reference: D. E. Russell, P. Louis, and D. E. Savage. 1973. Chiroptera and Dermoptera of the French early Eocene. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 95:1-57
Parent taxon: Nyctitheriidae according to M. F. Jones and K. C. Beard 2023
See also Beard and Dawson 2009 and Russell et al. 1973
Sister taxa: Amphidozotheriinae, Asionyctiinae, Eosoricodontinae, Indonyctia, Leptacodon, Limaconyssus, Myolestes, Nyctitheriinae, Nyctitherium, Paradoxonycteris soricodon, Praolestinae, Protentomodon, Talpilestinae, Yuanqulestes
Subtaxa: Ceutholestes Placentidens Plagioctenoides Pontifactor Remiculus Wyonycteris
Type: Placentidens
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (3), the United Kingdom (3), United States (13: Mississippi, Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (4: Wyoming)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of France (1), United States (2: Wyoming)
Total: 28 collections including 38 occurrences