Family Macroscelididae Bonaparte 1838 (elephant shrew)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40298
Alternative spelling: Macroscelidae
Parent taxon: Macroscelidea according to A. Grossman and P. A. Holroyd 2009
Sister taxa: Adapisoricidae, Adunator, Amphilemuridae, Apheliscidae, Litocherus, Louisinidae
Subtaxa: Herodotiinae, Hiwegicyon, Macroscelidinae, Mylomygalinae, Myohyracinae, Pronasilio, Rhynchocyoninae
Ecology: ground dwelling insectivore