life see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 2 [out of scope]
   Eukaryota Chatton, 1925 - eukaryotes see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
  Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 2, fig. 1.1 [out of scope]
     Metazoa Haeckel 1874 - multicellular animals see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
    Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: fig. 1.6 (G. Edgecombe) [out of scope]
       Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians see Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888
      Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: fig. 1.6 (G. Edgecombe) [out of scope]
         Nephrozoa Jondelius, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguñà & Riutort 2002
        Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: fig. 1.6 (G. Edgecombe) [out of scope]
           Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
          Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: fig. 1.6 (G. Edgecombe) [out of scope]
             Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
            Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: [433] [implicit position]
               Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
              Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: [433]
                 Infraphylum Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates see Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874
                Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 434
                   Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - bony fishes see [unranked] Euteleostomi
                  Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 434
                     Subclass Sarcopterygii Romer, 1955 see Clade Sarcopterygii Romer, 1955
                    Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 436
                       Infraclass †Tetrapodomorpha Ahlberg, 1991 see [unranked] Tetrapodomorpha Ahlberg, 1991
                      Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 436
                         Superclass Tetrapoda Goodrich, 1930 - tetrapods see Clade Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]
                        Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 436
                           Class Neotetrapoda
                          Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 436
                             Superorder Reptiliomorpha Säve-Söderbergh, 1934 see [unranked] Reptiliomorpha Säve-Söderbergh, 1934
                            Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437
                               Order Unnamed
                              Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437
                                 Series Amniota Haeckel, 1866 see Clade Amniota Haeckel, 1866 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]
                                Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437
                                   Class Synapsida Osborn, 1903 see Clade Synapsida Osborn 1903 [Gauthier et al. 1989]
                                  Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437
                                     Order Unnamed
                                    Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437
                                       Suborder Unnamed
                                      Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437
                                         Order †Therapsida Broom, 1905 see [unranked] Therapsida Broom, 1905
                                        Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 437
                                           Suborder †Cynodontia Owen, 1861 - cynodonts see Clade Cynodontia Owen 1861 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988]
                                          Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 438
                                             Infraorder Probainognathia see [unranked] Probainognathia Hopson, 1990
                                            Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 438
                                               Infrasuborder Mammaliamorpha see Clade Mammaliamorpha Rowe 1988
                                              Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 438
                                                 Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
                                                Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 438, 442
                                                   Class Mammalia
                                                  Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 442
                                                     Superdivision Theriimorpha see Clade Theriimorpha Rowe 1993
                                                    Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 442
                                                       Division Theriiformes Rowe, 1988 see Clade Theriiformes Rowe 1988
                                                      Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443
                                                         Superlegion Trechnotheria McKenna, 1975 see Clade Trechnotheria McKenna 1975
                                                        Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443
                                                           Legion Cladotheria McKenna, 1975 see Clade Cladotheria McKenna 1975
                                                          Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443
                                                             Sublegion Boreosphenida Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 see Clade Boreosphenida Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska 2001
                                                            Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443
                                                               Infralegion Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 see Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
                                                              Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443
                                                                 Supercohort Eutheria Gill, 1872 see Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
                                                                Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443
                                                                   Cohort Placentalia Owen, 1837 - placentals
                                                                  Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 443
                                                                     Superorder Boreoeutheria Springer & de Jong, 2001 see Magnorder Boreoeutheria Springer & de Jong, 2001
                                                                    Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 444
                                                                       Grandorder Laurasiatheria Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999 see Superorder Laurasiatheria Waddell, Okada & Hasegawa, 1999
                                                                      Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 444
                                                                         Grandsuperorder Scrotifera Waddell, Cao, Hauf & Hasegawa, 1999 see Clade Scrotifera Waddell, Cao, Hauf & Hasegawa 1999
                                                                        Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 444
                                                                           Superorder Pegasoferae Nishihara, Hasegawa & Okada, 2006 see Clade Pegasoferae Nishihara, Hasegawa & Okada 2006
                                                                          Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445
                                                                             Superorder Ferae Linnaeus, 1758 see Grandorder Ferae Linnaeus, 1758
                                                                            Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445
                                                                               Order Carnivora Bowdich, 1821 - carnivores
                                                                              Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445
                                                                                 Suborder Feliformia Kretzoi, 1945
                                                                                Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445
                                                                                   Infraorder Aeluroidea Flower, 1869
                                                                                  Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445
                                                                                     Family Felidae Batsch, 1788 - cats
                                                                                    Ref: M.J. Benton, 2015: 445