Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia

Phylogeny

Node-based clade

Ref: T.J. Gaudin et al., 2009: 241 ("Node-based").

First representative

†Escavadodon zygus Rose & Lucas, 2000

Ref: M.A. O'Leary et al., 2013: table S2 (p. 85).

Defined by the most recent common ancestor (and all its descendants) of

Manis pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758		Ref: T.J. Gaudin et al., 2009: 241.
†Metacheiromys dasypus Osborn, 1904		Ref: T.J. Gaudin et al., 2009: 241.

Current position

Ferae (Grandorder) Linnaeus, 1758

Ref: T.J. Gaudin et al., 2009: 241. [new taxon] [indirect]

Alternative positions

Ostentoria (Clade) Springer, Murphy, Eizirik, Madsen, Scally, Douady, Teeling, Stanhope, de Jong & O'Brien 2007

Ref: M.A. O'Leary et al., 2013: table S4 (p. 102). [implicit]

Historical positions

Ostentoria (Clade) Springer, Murphy, Eizirik, Madsen, Scally, Douady, Teeling, Stanhope, de Jong & O'Brien 2007

Ref: M.A. O'Leary et al., 2013: table S4 (p. 102). [implicit]

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	1o;1f;3g;8s; †1o;6f;24g;23s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 16 May 2022	[1o;1f;3g;8s; †1o;6f;24g]