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: Middle Eocene | |
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| Fossil of Euromanis krebsi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pholidota |
| Genus: | †Euromanis Gaudin, 2009[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Euromanis krebsi (Storch & Martin, 1994)[2] | |
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Phylogeny
Phylogenetic position of genus Euromanis within order Pholidota.[1][4]
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