†family Pappotheriidae Slaughter 1965 (mammal)
Parent taxon: Metatheria according to B. M. Davis and R. L. Cifelli 2011
Sister taxa: Adelodelphys, Anchistodelphys, Asiadelphia, Dakotadens, Deltatheroida, Herpetotheriidae, Marsupialia, Marsupialiformes, Peradectidae, Protalphadon, Pucadelphydae, Sinbadelphys, Sinodelphys, Trituberculata
Subtaxa: Pappotherium
Ecology: scansorial omnivore