†Deltatherium Cope 1881 (placental mammal)
Synonym: Lipodectes Cope 1881
Parent taxon: Eutheria according to S. G. Lucas 1998
Sister taxa: Acreodi, Acristatherium, Arctocyonidae, Asioryctitheria, Bibymalagasia, Cimolesta, 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: Deltatherium fundaminis
Type: Deltatherium fundaminis
Ecology: scansorial carnivore