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
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