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Taxonomy
Manis gigantea was named by Illiger (1811). It is extant.
It was recombined as Manis (Smutsia) gigantea by Rahm (1956); it was recombined as Smutsia gigantea by Alba et al. (2018).
It was recombined as Manis (Smutsia) gigantea by Rahm (1956); it was recombined as Smutsia gigantea by Alba et al. (2018).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1811 | Manis gigantea Illiger |
| 1956 | Manis (Smutsia) gigantea Rahm p. 531 |
| 2007 | Manis gigantea Botha and Gaudin p. 485 |
| 2018 | Smutsia gigantea Alba et al. p. 2 figs. Figure 1 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Manis (Smutsia) gigantea Illiger 1811 [giant pangolin]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pliocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | Manis gigantea (73552) | |
| Pliocene | Uganda | Smutsia gigantea (22253) |