Mammalia - Theriiformes

Full reference: Q. Ji, Z.-X. Luo, C.-X. J.R. Yuan Wible, J.-P. Zhang, and J.A. Georgi. 2002. The earliest known eutherian mammal. Nature 416:816-822

Parent taxon: Eutheria according to Y.-Q. Wang et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Acreodi, Acristatherium, Arctocyonidae, Asioryctitheria, Bibymalagasia, Cimolesta, Deltatherium, Endotherium, Gliriformes, Holoclemensiidae, Horolodectes, Juramaia, Kennalestoidea, Leptictida, Mingotheriidae, Mutica, Nanocuridae, Notopterna, Palaeoryctidae, Paleotomus, Pantolestidae, Paranyctoides, Paraxonia, Placentalia, Sahnitherium, Sazlestes, Taeniodonta, Therictoidea, Zalambdalestidae, Zhelestidae, Plantigradae, Digitigradae, Rosores, Oligodontae, Edentulae, Tesserachenae, Trichenae, Monochenae, Hydrophorae, Ruminantes

Subtaxa: Eomaia scansoria

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Type: Eomaia scansoria

Ecology: scansorial insectivore