Full reference: R. M. Schoch and S. G. Lucas. 1985. The phylogeny and classification of the Dinocerata (Mammalia, Eutheria). Bulletin of the Geological Institute of the University of Uppsala 11:31-58
Parent taxon: Mammalia according to R. M. Schoch and S. G. Lucas 1985
Sister taxa: Acrotheria, Allotheria, Ameghinichnidae, Ameghinichnus, Anagonia, Anagonia insulata, Anisorhizus, Anisorhizus atriarius, Apotheria, Aquila ferox, Archaeorycteropus patagonicus, Arrhinolemuroidea, Atlasodon, Australosphenida, Bellua, Bondesiidae, Bunotheria, Cimolomidae, Cladotheria, Deinotheria, Diplodon ampliatus, Diplodonops, Dipodiscidae, Dipriodontidae, Ditremata, Eopentapodiscidae, Eotetrapodiscus, Eotheria, Erecta, Erythrotherium, Eutriconodonta, Eutrochodon, Florentinoameghinia, Fruitafossor, Gobiotheriodon, Helioseus, Holotheria, Holotheria, Homunculus imago, Hypotheria, Isolophodon aplanatus, Likhoeletherium, Lobodon vetus, Lophiodolodus, Lufengoconodon, Malutitetrapodiscus, Malutitetrasauropodiscus, Marsupialia, Marsupionta, Mesotheria, Microderson, Miotheria, Molapopentapodiscus, Necrolestidae, Ovovivipara, Pachydermata, Pachypithecus, Pachypithecus macrognathus, Pansirenia, Paraeopentapodiscidae, Phoca aegyptiaca, Phoca aegyptiaca antiqua, Picunia, Plagiocoelus, Pleurodon, Praephoca, Praephoca bendullensis, Prensiculantia, Promammalia, Proplanodus, Proplanodus adnepos, Prostylophorus, Prostylophorus margeriei, Protobradidae, Protobradys, Protobradys harmonicus, Prototheria, Ptolemaiida, Sarcobora, Schadipes, Sederipes, Simioidea, Solipedia, Sororyctidae, Stenogenium aenigmaticum, Stylodontidae, Subungulata, Sukotyro, Thereuodontidae, Theriamorpha, Tikitherium, Trichechus hydropithecus, Tricorynopus, Trilobodon, Volaticotheria, Wanotherium, Yinotheria
Subtaxa: Dinocerata
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (13 collections), Kazakhstan (1), Kyrgyzstan (2), United States (56: California, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
• Cf3 of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (45: Colorado, Wyoming)
• Cf1 of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Cf2 of United States (2: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of China (6), Mongolia (4), United States (18: Wyoming)
Total: 149 collections including 161 occurrences