Manoidea

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

Manoidea Temporal range: 42.0–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene - Present
Living pangolins
Artist reconstruction of Patriomanis americana compared to the size of an adult human.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pholidota
Suborder:	Eupholidota
Superfamily:	Manoidea Gaudin, 2009[1]
Families
Manidae †Patriomanidae Incertae sedis Genus: †Necromanis

Taxonomy

• Superfamily: Manoidea (Gaudin, 2009) (pangolins)
  • Family: Manidae (Gray, 1821) (pangolins)
  • Family: †Patriomanidae (Szalay & Schrenk, 1998)
  • Incertae sedis
    • Genus: †Necromanis (Filhol, 1894)

Phylogeny

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

Ferae	Pan-Carnivora  Pholidotamorpha  †Palaeanodonta  Pholidota  †Euromanis  ?  †Pholidota sp. (BC 16’08) †Eurotamanduidae  Eupholidota  †Eomanoidea  Manoidea  †Patriomanidae  ?  †Necromanis Manidae  sensu stricto   (Pholidota [sensu lato])

See also

• Mammal classification
• Eupholidota

References

1. Gaudin, Timothy (2009). "The Phylogeny of Living and Extinct Pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota) and Associated Taxa: A Morphology Based Analysis" (PDF). Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 16 (4). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science+Business Media: 235–305. doi:10.1007/s10914-009-9119-9. S2CID 1773698. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
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. Bibcode:2012JVPal..32..983K. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.694319. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86059673.