Clade Tethytheria McKenna 1975 (placental mammal)
Full reference: M. C. McKenna. 1975. Toward a phylogenetic classification of the Mammalia. Phylogeny of the Primates, Plenum Publishing, New York 21-46
Parent taxon: Paenungulata according to E. R. Seiffert 2007
Sister taxon: Hyracoidea
Subtaxa: Anthracobunidae, Behemota, Desmostylia, Embrithopoda, Proboscidea, Sirenia
Ecology: scansorial insectivore