†order Litopterna Ameghino 1889 (placental mammal)
Parent taxon: Meridiungulata according to M. C. McKenna 1975
Sister taxa: Astrapotheria, Notoungulata, Pyrotheria, Trigonostylopoidea, Xenungulata
Subtaxa: Adianthidae, Macraucheniidae, Mesorhinidae, Notohippidae, Notonychopidae, Proterotheriidae, Protolipternidae
Ecology: scansorial herbivore