Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae
Parent taxon: Macroscelidea according to J. J. Hooker and D. E. Russell 2012
See also Hay 1930, Rose et al. 2012 and Zack et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Adapisoricidae, Adunator, Afrohypselodontidae, Amphilemuridae, Litocherus, Louisinidae, Macroscelididae, Myohyracidae, Rhynchocyonidae
Subtaxa: Aletodon Apheliscinae Apheliscus Dorraletes Gingerichia Haplaletes Haplomylus Litomylus Louisininae Phenacodaptes Utemylus
Type: Apheliscus
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of China (1 collection), Morocco (1), United States (306: Colorado, Mississippi, New Mexico, Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (69: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)
• Cf2 of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Wyoming)
• Paleocene of Canada (4: Alberta, Saskatchewan), United States (64: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 447 collections including 577 occurrences