Invalid subtaxa: Oxyclaenidae Scott 1892 [invalid subgroup], Oxyclaeninae Scott 1892 [invalid subgroup]
Parent taxon: Eutheria according to R. Tabuce et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Acristatherium, Arctocyonidae, Asioryctitheria, Bibymalagasia, Cimolesta, Deltatherium, Endotherium, Eomaia, 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: Andrewsarchus, Khashanagale, Mesonychia, Mondegodon, Oxyclaenus, Prolatidens, Triisodontidae
Ecology: scansorial omnivore