Eomanis waldi Torch, 1978
Mammalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Ferae
Pholidota
Middle Eocene
Messel pit [Lutetian]
Germany
Length: 50 cm
This ancestral pangolin was very much similar to their modern counterparts although the scales were not covering the tail and limbs. Perfectly preserved specimens are known from the famous Messel pit in Germany.
January 16, 2016
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