Manoidea

Superfamily of pangolins

Manoidea

Temporal range: 42.0–0 Ma

PreꞒ

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

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

## Taxonomy

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

## Phylogeny

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

Ferae |

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Pan-Carnivora

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Pholidotamorpha |

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†Palaeanodonta

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Pholidota |

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†Euromanis

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†Pholidota sp. (BC 16’08)

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†Eurotamanduidae

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Eupholidota |

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†Eomanoidea

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Manoidea |

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†Patriomanidae

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†Necromanis

Manidae

sensu stricto

(Pholidota [sensu lato])

## See also

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* Mammal classification
* Eupholidota

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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.

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Mammals of clade Pholidotamorpha

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Mammalia
* Clade: Ferae
* Clade: Pholidotamorpha

Pholidotamorpha

Order:
Pholidota

Suborder:
Eupholidota

Superfamily:
Manoidea

Family:
Manidae

* See in template: Manidae

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Family:
†Patriomanidae

* †Cryptomanis
* †Patriomanis

Incertae sedis

* †Necromanis

Superfamily:
†Eomanoidea

Family:
†Eomanidae

* †Eomanis

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Family:
†Eurotamanduidae

* †Eurotamandua

other
representatives

* †Euromanis

Incertae sedis

* †Pholidota sp. (BC 16’08)

Order:
†Palaeanodonta

Family:
†Epoicotheriidae
(paraphyletic family)

* †Alocodontulum
* †Amelotabes
* †Auroratherium
* †Dipassalus
* †Tubulodon

Subfamily:
†Epoicotheriinae
(paraphyletic subfamily)

* †Pentapassalus
* †Tetrapassalus

†Epoicotherium/Xenocranium
clade

* †Epoicotherium
* †Molaetherium
* †Xenocranium

Family:
†Ernanodontidae

* †Asiabradypus
* †Ernanodon

Family:
†Escavadodontidae

* †Escavadodon

Family:
†Metacheiromyidae
(paraphyletic family)

* †Brachianodon
* †Mylanodon

Subfamily:
†Metacheiromyinae
(paraphyletic subfamily)

* †Metacheiromys
* †Palaeanodon

Subfamily:
†Propalaeanodontinae

* †Propalaeanodon

Incertae sedis

* †Arcticanodon
* †Melaniella

Taxon identifiers

Manoidea|

* Wikidata: Q97328903
* Wikispecies: Manoidea
* Paleobiology Database: 246053

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