Synonyms: Palaeodonta Matthew , Tesserachenae Gray 1821
Parent taxon: Artiodactyla according to I. A. Vislobokova 2008
See also Colbert 1938, Ferrusquia-Villafranca 1969, Foss 2007, Gray 1821, Hooker 1986, Jaekel 1911, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sahni and Khare 1971, Scott 1940, Vislobokova 2004 and Vislobokova 2004
Sister taxa: Antiacodontidae, Antiacodontinae, Bunomerycidae, Cainotherioidea, Choeropotamoidea, Climacoceratidae, Diacodexeidae, Dichobunoidea, Eolantianus, Erlianhyus, Eurytheriidae, Haplobunodontidae, Hsanotherium, Leptochoerinae, Merycoidodontoidea, Myanmarius, Neoselenodontia, Nonruminantia, Omnivora, Raphenacodus, Ruminantia, Ruminantiamorpha, Selenodontia, Suoidea, Tapirulidae, Tragulohyus, Trigonolestidae, Tylopoda, Entelodontoidea, Cetruminantia, Whippomorpha
Subtaxa: Ancodonta Anthracotherioidea Hyodonta
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser