Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1925. Mesozoic Mammalia. II: Tinodon and its allies. American Journal of Science, series 5 10(59):451-470
Parent taxon: Mammalia according to Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Allotheria, Ameghinichnidae, Atlasodon, Bellua, Bondesiidae, Cimolomidae, Diplocynodontidae, Dipriodontidae, Ditremata, Docodonta, Eotheria, Erecta, Eutriconodonta, Ferugliotheriidae, Fruitafossor, Gobiconodontidae, Gobiotheriodon, Hakusanodon, Helioseus, Holotheria, Hypotheria, Hypsiprymnopsis, Ilerdoryctes, Jeholodentidae, Juchilestes, Kuehneotheriidae, Likhoeletherium, Lophiodolodus, Lufengoconodon, Malutitetrasauropodiscus, Microderson, Molapopentapodiscus, Monotremata, Morganucodonta, Natantia, Ovovivipara, Pleurodon, Polyprotodonta, Prensiculantia, Promammalia, Prototheria, Sarcobora, Schadipes, Simioidea, Sororyctidae, Subungulata, Thereuodontidae, Theriamorpha, Tikitherium, Tricuspes, Vincelestes, Volaticotheria, Wanotherium, Yinotheria
Subtaxa: Acinacodus, Amphidon, Manchurodon, Nakunodon
Ecology: scansorial insectivore