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: 40.0–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Middle Eocene - Present
Living pangolins
Life reconstruction of Patriomanis americana
Scientific classification
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
  • Family: Manidae (pangolins)
  • Family: †Patriomanidae
  • Incertae sedis
    • Genus: †Necromanis

Phylogeny

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

Pholidotamorpha	†Palaeanodonta    Pholidota    †Euromanis    ?  †pholidota sp. (BC 16’08)       †Eurotamanduidae    Eupholidota    †Eomanoidea    Manoidea    †Patriomanidae      ?  †Necromanis     Manidae            sensu stricto
(Pholidota sensu lato)

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. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science+Business Media. 16 (4): 235–305. doi:10.1007/s10914-009-9119-9. S2CID 1773698.
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. S2CID 86059673.