Concise hierarchy
	(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Mammalia
Subsequent positions
Current position
	Alternative positions
	
		
			| Australosphenida (Legion) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
				Ref: 
					
						A.O. Averianov & A.V. Lopatin, 2011: 34.
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				| Australosphenida (Superdivision) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
					Ref: 
						
							M.J. Benton, 2005: box 10.3.
						 [inferred rank] | 
				
				
					| Australosphenida (Subclass) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
						Ref: 
							
								K.D. Rose, 2006: table 1.2 (p. [9]).
							 | 
					
					
						| Placentalia (Infraclass) Owen, 1837 | 
							Ref: 
								
									T.H. Rich & P. Vickers-Rich, 2004: 40.
								 | 
						
					
					Historical positions
					
						
							| Australosphenida (Legion) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
								Ref: 
									
										A.O. Averianov & A.V. Lopatin, 2011: 34.
									 | 
							
							
								| Australosphenida (Subclass) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
									Ref: 
										
											K.D. Rose, 2006: tables 1.2 (p. [9]), 4.1.
										 | 
								
								
									| Australosphenida (Superdivision) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
										Ref: 
											
												M.J. Benton, 2005: box 10.3.
											 | 
									
									
										| Australosphenida (Subclass) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
											Ref: 
												
													Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al., 2004 (alt.): table 1.1 (p. 14).
												 | 
										
										
											| Australosphenida (Subclass) Luo, Cifelli & Kielan-Jaworowska, 2001 | 
												Ref: 
													
														Z. Kielan-Jaworowska et al., 2004: tables 1.2 (p. [17]), 6.1 (p. 206).
													 [new position] | 
											
										
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