Parent taxon: Artiodactyla according to J. M. Theodor et al. 2007
See also Boisserie et al. 2005, Colbert 1938, Hooker 1986, Kondrashov et al. 2004, Kumar et al. 2010, McKenna and Bell 1997, Metais et al. 2004, Sahni and Khare 1971 and Vislobokova 2004
Sister taxa: Achaenodontidae, Ancodonta, Antiacodontidae, Antiacodontinae, Booidea, Bunomerycidae, Caenotheriidae, Cainotherioidea, Camelidae, Choeropotamoidea, Climacoceratidae, Diacodexeidae, Eolantianus, Erlianhyus, Eurytheriidae, Haplobunodontidae, Hsanotherium, Hyodonta, Leptochoerinae, Merycoidodontidae, Merycoidodontoidea, Myanmarius, Neoselenodontia, Nonruminantia, Omnivora, Raphenacodus, Ruminantiamorpha, Suiformes, Suoidea, Tapirulidae, Tragulohyus, Trigonolestidae, Tylopoda, Entelodontoidea, Cetruminantia, Whippomorpha
Subtaxa: Acoessus Cebochoeridae Dichobunidae Helohyidae Homacodontidae Leptochoeridae Mixtotheriidae Raoellidae
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser