Biology:Manoidea

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Short description: Superfamily of pangolins

Manoidea
Temporal range: 42.0–0 Ma
Middle Eocene - Present
Manidae.jpg
Living pangolins
Patriomanis NT.jpg
Artist reconstruction of
Patriomanis americana
compared to the size of an adult human.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pholidota
Suborder: Eupholidota
Superfamily: Manoidea
Gaudin, 2009[1]
Families

Manoidea ("spirits") is a superfamily of pangolins from suborder Eupholidota that includes extant family Manidae, extinct family Patriomanidae and extinct genus Necromanis.[1]

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of superfamily Manoidea within suborder Eupholidota.[1][2]

 Ferae 

Pan-Carnivora Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes (Plate XI).jpg

 Pholidotamorpha 

Palaeanodonta Metacheiromys DB152-2.jpg

 Pholidota 

Euromanis

 ? 

†Pholidota sp. (BC 16’08)

Eurotamanduidae

 Eupholidota 

Eomanoidea

 Manoidea 

Patriomanidae

 ? 

Necromanis

Manidae Pangolin Hardwicke (white background).jpg

 sensu stricto 
 (Pholidota [sensu lato]) 

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gaudin, Timothy (2009). "The Phylogeny of Living and Extinct Pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota) and Associated Taxa: A Morphology Based Analysis". Journal of Mammalian Evolution (Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science+Business Media) 16 (4): 235–305. doi:10.1007/s10914-009-9119-9. http://web2.utc.edu/~gvv824/Gaudin%20et%20al%202009.pdf. 
  2. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q97328903 entry