Necromanis
Middle Oligocene to Middle Miocene | |
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N. franconica and Sansanosmilus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pholidota |
Suborder: | Eupholidota |
Superfamily: | Manoidea |
Genus: | †Necromanis Filhol, 1894 |
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†Necromanis franconica Quenstedt, 1886 | |
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Necromanis ("extinct pangolin") is an extinct genusofpangolin from superfamily Manoidea. It lived from the middle Oligocene to middle MioceneinEurope. It was originally placed within family Manidae, but was eventually removed from it as more fossil pholidotids from outside that family were found and studied more extensively (i.e., with the discovery and study of Eomanis and Patriomanis).[5] Currently, Necromanis is placed as incertae sedis within the pholidotid superfamily Manoidea, together with the families Manidae and Patriomanidae.[6]
N. quercyi was originally placed within Teutomanis by Ameghino in 1905, but was later subsumed into Necromanis. A new fossil humerus attributed to N. franconica from Quercy, France lead researchers to reaffirm Teutomanis quercyi's status as distinct from Necromanis.[7]
Phylogenetic position of genus Necromanis within superfamily Manoidea.[6][8]
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Mammals of clade Pholidotamorpha
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