A higher-level MRP supertree of placental mammals

Table 1 Superorders and selected additional supraordinal clades currently supported by the 'molecular consensus' view of placental phylogeny (e.g. [8,9]).

Superorders	Supraordinal clades	Orders	Common names of orders
Afrotheria	Paenungulata	Hyracoidea	Hyraxes
		Proboscidea	Elephants
		Sirenia	Seacows
	Afroinsectiphilia	Afrosoricida	African 'insectivores' (tenrecs and golden moles)
		Macroscelidea	Elephant shrews
		Tubulidentata	Aardvark
Xenarthra		Cingulata	Armadillos
		Pilosa	Anteaters and sloths
Euarchontoglires	Glires	Lagomorpha	Lagomorphs
		Rodentia	Rodents
	Euarchonta	Dermoptera	Flying lemurs
		Primates	Primates
		Scandentia	Tree shrews
Laurasiatheria		Eulipotyphla	True 'insectivores' (hedgehogs, shrews, true moles and Solenodon)
	Fereuungulata	Carnivora	Carnivorans
		Cetartiodactyla	Even-toed 'ungulates' and whales
		Chiroptera	Bats
		Perissodactyla	Odd-toed 'ungulates'
		Pholidota	Pangolins

Orders follow [7] except that Xenarthra is divided into Cingulata and Pilosa, Lipotyphla ('insectivores') is split between Afrosoricida and Eulipotyphla, and Cetacea (whales) and Artiodactyla (even-toed 'ungulates) are combined as Cetartiodactyla. Higher-level names are taken from [44].

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