†family Parapternodontidae Asher et al. 2002 (placental)
Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Parapternodontidae
Full reference: R. J. Asher, M. C. McKenna, R. J. Emry, A. R. Tabrum, and D. G. Kron. 2002. Morphology and relationships of Apternodus and other extinct, zalambdodont, placental mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 273:1-117
Parent taxon: Soricoidea according to G. F. Gunnell et al. 2008
See also Asher et al. 2002 and Rose et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Apternodontidae, Micropternodontidae, Nyctitheriidae, Oligoryctidae
Subtaxa: Koniaryctes Parapternodus
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (5: Wyoming collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence