to be the sister taxon to perissodactyls, though in recent studies this clade was found to be polyphyletic) Mesonychia (natural clade, though several members, such as genus Andrewsarchus, are now thought to belong in other groups) Taxonomy Superorder: Laurasiatheria Clade: Scrotifera Order: Eulipotyphla (true insectivores) Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of superorder Laurasiatheria are shown in the following cladogram, reconstructed from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA and protein characters, as well as the fossil record. See also Mammal classification Boreoeutheria Gondwanatheria - a clade of mammaliaformes named after supercontinent of Gondwana References Further reading External links Mammal taxonomy Mammal superorders