Manoidea
Manoidea is a superfamily of pangolins from suborder Eupholidota that includes extant family Manidae, extinct family Patriomanidae and extinct genus Necromanis.[1]
| Manoidea Temporal range: Middle Eocene - Present | |
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| Living pangolins | |
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| Artist reconstruction of Patriomanis americana compared to the size of an adult human. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Suborder: | Eupholidota |
| Superfamily: | Manoidea Gaudin, 2009[1] |
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Taxonomy
- Superfamily: Manoidea
- Family: Manidae (pangolins)
- Family: †Patriomanidae
- Incertae sedis
- Genus: †Necromanis
Phylogeny
Phylogenetic position of superfamily Manoidea within suborder Eupholidota.[1][2]
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(Pholidota sensu lato) |
References
- Gaudin, Timothy (2009). "The Phylogeny of Living and Extinct Pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota) and Associated Taxa: A Morphology Based Analysis" (PDF). Journal of Mammalian Evolution. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science+Business Media. 16 (4): 235–305. doi:10.1007/s10914-009-9119-9. S2CID 1773698.
- Kondrashov, Peter; Agadjanian, Alexandre K. (2012). "A nearly complete skeleton of Ernanodon (Mammalia, Palaeanodonta) from Mongolia: morphofunctional analysis". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (5): 983–1001. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.694319. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86059673.
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