Biology:Manis paleojavanica
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| Manis paleojavanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Family: | Manidae |
| Genus: | Manis |
| Species: | †M. paleojavanica
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| †Manis paleojavanica Dubois, 1907
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Manis paleojavanica, the Asian giant pangolin, is an extinct species of pangolin (genus Manis) native to Asia.[1]
In 1926, E. Dubois described the bones of M. paleojavanica discovered in Java. Later, Lord Medway excavated another set of bones at the Niah Caves in Malaysia. In 1960, D. A. Hoojier identified these bones as that of an extinct species. Using carbon dating, the Niah Caves bones were determined to be 42,000–47,000 years old.[2]
References
- ↑ John C. Barentine (2016). Uncharted Constellations: Asterisms, Single-Source and Rebrands. Springer. p. 186. ISBN 978-3-319-27619-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=3MztCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA186.
- ↑ Quentin Phillipps; Karen Phillipps (2016). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and Their Ecology: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan. Princeton University Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-691-16941-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=0SxzCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA153.
Wikidata ☰ Q28431601 entry
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