†suborder Palaeanodonta Matthew 1918 (placental)
Parent taxon: Pholidotamorpha according to P. Kondrashov and A. K. Agadjanian 2012
See also Carroll 1988, Gheerbrant et al. 2005, Hay 1930, Rose 1978, Rose et al. 2012 and Secord et al. 2002
Sister taxon: Pholidota
Subtaxa: Amelotabes Arcticanodon Epoicotheriidae Ernanodon Escavadodontidae Melaniella Metacheiromyidae
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan collections), China (1), France (1), United States (118: California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (5: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of Canada (1: Alberta), China (3), Mongolia (2), United States (6: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 139 collections including 158 occurrences