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.

Phylogeny

Phylogenetic position of genus Euromanis within order Pholidota based on Kondrashov & Agadjanian (2012.) study:

Eulipotyphla Erinaceus Carnivora Nandinia Pholidotamorpha †Palaeanodonta Pholidota †Euromanis †Euromanis krebsi †Afredentata Eupholidota
Eulipotyphla Erinaceus
EulipotyphlaErinaceus
Carnivora Nandinia Pholidotamorpha †Palaeanodonta Pholidota †Euromanis †Euromanis krebsi †Afredentata Eupholidota
CarnivoraNandinia
Pholidotamorpha†Palaeanodonta Pholidota †Euromanis †Euromanis krebsi †Afredentata Eupholidota
†Palaeanodonta
Pholidota†Euromanis †Euromanis krebsi †Afredentata Eupholidota
†Euromanis†Euromanis krebsi
†Afredentata Eupholidota
†Afredentata
Eupholidota

See also