Euromanis

Euromanis ("european pangolin") is one of the earliest known pangolin genera. It lived during the middle Eocene in Europe. Euromanis fossils found in the Messel Pit in Germany. Unlike modern pangolins, it did not bear scales on its body.^[3][1]

Euromanis Temporal range: 47.8–46.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Middle Eocene
Fossil of Euromanis krebsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pholidota
Genus:	†Euromanis Gaudin, 2009[1]
Type species
†Euromanis krebsi (Storch & Martin, 1994)[2]
Synonyms
synonyms of species: Е. krebsi Eomanis krebsi Storch & Martin, 1994

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of genus Euromanis within order Pholidota.^[1][4]

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

See also

• Mammal classification
• Pangolin