†Cryptomanis gobiensis Gaudin et al. 2006 (pangolin)
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Mammalia - Pholidota - Patriomanidae
Full reference: T. J. Gaudin, R. J. Emry, and B. Pogue. 2006. A new genus and species of pangolin (Mammalia, Pholidota) from the Late Eocene of Inner Mongolia, China. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 26(1):146-159
Belongs to Cryptomanis according to D. M. Alba et al. 2018
See also Gaudin et al. 2006
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: AMNH 26140. Its type locality is Twin Obo, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Shara Murun Formation of China.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Twin Obo
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