Manoidea
Superfamily of pangolins
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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: Middle Eocene - Present | |
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| 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] |
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Taxonomy
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Phylogeny
Phylogenetic position of superfamily Manoidea within order Pholidota based on Kondrashov & Agadjanian (2012.) study:[2]
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