The ptolemaiidans, a mysterious clade of mammals with uncertain affinities, may actually be stem-aardvarks, either as a sister clade to Tubulidentata or as a grade leading to true tubulidentates.
ðə tˈoʊlmaɪˌɪdənz, ɐ mɪstˈɪɹiəs klˈeɪd ʌv mˈæməlz wɪð ʌnsˈɜːʔn̩ ɐfˈɪnᵻɾiz, mˈeɪ ˈæktʃuːəli biː stˈɛmˈɑːɹdvɑːɹks, ˈiːðɚɹ æz ɐ sˈɪstɚ klˈeɪd tə tˌuːbjʊlˌɪdəntˈɑːɾə ɔːɹ æz ɐ ɡɹˈeɪd lˈiːdɪŋ tə tɹˈuː tˈuːbjʊlˌɪdəntˌeɪts.