Palaeanodonta
Palaeanodonta is an extinct clade of stem-pangolins. They were insectivorous, possibly fossorial, and lived from the Early Paleocene to Early Oligocene in North America, Europe and eastern Asia.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Pholidotamorpha |
Order: | Palaeanodonta Matthew, 1918 |
Genera and Families | |
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Classification and phylogeny
Traditional classification
- Order: †Palaeanodonta (stem-pangolins)[1]
- Family: †Epoicotheriidae
- Family: †Escavadodontidae
- Family: †Metacheiromyidae
- Incertae sedis:
- Genus: †Amelotabes
- Genus: †Arcticanodon
- Genus: †Melaniella
Revised classification
- Order: †Palaeanodonta (stem-pangolins)[3]
- Genus: †Brachianodon
- Genus: †Metacheiromys
- Genus: †Mylanodon
- Genus: †Palaeanodon
- Genus: †Propalaeanodon
- Family: †Epoicotheriidae
- Family: †Escavadodontidae
- Suborder: †Ernanodonta
- Family: †Ernanodontidae
- Incertae sedis:
- Genus: †Amelotabes
- Genus: †Arcticanodon
- Genus: †Melaniella
Phylogenetic tree
The phylogenetic relationships of Palaeanodonta are shown in the following cladogram:[1][2][3]
Pholidotamorpha |
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(Pholidota sensu lato) |
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References
- Kenneth D. Rose (2008). "9 - Palaeanodonta and Pholidota". doi:10.1111/brv.12242. Cite journal requires
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(help) - Gaudin, Timothy (2009). "The Phylogeny of Living and Extinct Pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota) and Associated Taxa: A Morphology Based Analysis" (PDF). Journal of Mammalian Evolution. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Science+Business Media. 16 (4): 235–305. doi:10.1007/s10914-009-9119-9.
- Kondrashov, Peter; Agadjanian, Alexandre K. (2012). "A nearly complete skeleton of Ernanodon (Mammalia, Palaeanodonta) from Mongolia: morphofunctional analysis". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32 (5): 983–1001. doi:10.1080/02724634.2012.694319. ISSN 0272-4634.
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