Manis sindiensis Lydekker 1876 (pangolin)

Mammalia - Pholidota - Manidae

Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1876. Descriptions of the molar teeth and other remains of Mammalia. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):19-87

Belongs to Manis according to R. Lydekker 1876

Sister taxa: Manis (Uromanis), Manis crassicaudata, Manis javanica, Manis pentadactyla, Manis temminckii, Manis tetradactyla

Type specimen: Its type locality is Near Manchar Lake, which is in a Miocene/Pliocene terrestrial horizon in Pakistan

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Near Manchar Lake

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