†family Escavadodontidae Rose and Lucas 2000 (placental)
Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Escavadodontidae
Full reference: K. D. Rose and S. G. Lucas. 2000. An early Paleocene palaeanodont (Mammalia, ?Pholidota) from New Mexico, and the origin of Palaeanodonta. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):139-156
Parent taxon: Palaeanodonta according to K. D. Rose and S. G. Lucas 2000
Sister taxa: Amelotabes, Arcticanodon, Epoicotheriidae, Ernanodon, Melaniella, Metacheiromyidae
Subtaxa: Escavadodon
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Escavada Wash (Upper) (Paleocene of New Mexico)