Full reference: J. F. Bonaparte. 1986. Sobre Mesungulatum houusayi y nuevos mamíferos Cretácicos de Patagonia, Argentina [On Mesungulatum houssayi and new Cretaceous mammals from Patagonia, Argentina]. Actas del IV Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Biostratigrafía 2:48-61
Parent taxon: Mammalia according to Z.-X. Luo et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Allotheria, Ameghinichnidae, Amphidontidae, 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, Volaticotheria, Wanotherium, Yinotheria
Subtaxa: Vincelestes neuquenianus
Type: Vincelestes neuquenianus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore