Palaeanodonta

Palaeanodonts Temporal range: Early Paleocene - Early Oligocene
Reconstruction of Metacheiromys marshi
Reconstruction of Ernanodon antelios
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Pholidotamorpha
Order:	†Palaeanodonta Matthew, 1918
Genera and Families
Genus: †Brachianodon Genus: †Metacheiromys Genus: †Mylanodon Genus: †Palaeanodon Genus: †Propalaeanodon Family: †Epoicotheriidae Family: †Escavadodontidae Suborder: †Ernanodonta Family: †Ernanodontidae Incertae sedis: Genus: †Amelotabes Genus: †Arcticanodon Genus: †Melaniella

Palaeanodonta is an extinct clade of stem-pangolins. They were insectivorous, possibly fossorial, and lived from the Early Paleocene to Early Oligocene in North America, Europe and eastern Asia.

Classification and phylogeny

Traditional classification

• Order: †Palaeanodonta (stem-pangolins)
  • Family: †Epoicotheriidae
  • Family: †Escavadodontidae
  • Family: †Metacheiromyidae
  • Incertae sedis:
    • Genus: †Amelotabes
    • Genus: †Arcticanodon
    • Genus: †Melaniella

Revised classification

• Order: †Palaeanodonta (stem-pangolins)
  • Genus: †Brachianodon
  • Genus: †Metacheiromys
  • Genus: †Mylanodon
  • Genus: †Palaeanodon
  • Genus: †Propalaeanodon
  • Family: †Epoicotheriidae
  • Family: †Escavadodontidae
  • Suborder: †Ernanodonta
    • Family: †Ernanodontidae
  • Incertae sedis:
    • Genus: †Amelotabes
    • Genus: †Arcticanodon
    • Genus: †Melaniella

Phylogenetic tree

The phylogenetic relationships of Palaeanodonta are shown in the following cladogram:

Pholidotamorpha	Pholidota (sensu stricto)  †Palaeanodonta  †Escavadodontidae  ?  †Amelotabes  ?  †Melaniella †Epoicotheriidae  ?  †Arcticanodon †Propalaeanodon †Mylanodon †Brachianodon †Palaeanodon †Metacheiromys  †Ernanodonta  †Ernanodontidae †Metacheiromyidae
(Pholidota sensu lato)