†Hessolestes Peterson 1931 (condylarth)
Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae
Full reference: O. A. Peterson. 1931. Annals of Carnegie Museum 20(3-4):333-339
Parent taxon: Mesonychidae according to E. P. Gustafson 1986
Sister taxa: Andrewsarchinae, Dissacus, Guilestes, Harpagolestes, Jiangxia, Lophogonodon, Mesonychinae, Metahapalodectes, Plagiocristodon, Synoplotherium
Subtaxa: Hessolestes ultimus
Type: Hessolestes ultimus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore