Ernanodontidae

Ernanodontidae Temporal range: late Paleocene - early Eocene
Reconstruction of Ernanodon antelios
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Palaeanodonta Ding, 1987
Family:	†Ernanodontidae Ding, 1979
Genera
†Asiabradypus †Ernanodon

Ernanodontidae ("sprouts of toothless animals") is an extinct family of pangolin-like insectivorous mammals which were endemic to Asia from the late Paleocene to the early Eocene, 58.7—55.8 Ma existing for approximately 2.9 million years.

Classification and phylogeny

Classification

• Suborder: †Ernanodonta (Ding, 1987)
  • Family: †Ernanodontidae (Ting, 1979)
    • Genus: †Asiabradypus (Nessov, 1987)
      • †Asiabradypus incompositus (Nessov, 1987)
    • Genus: †Ernanodon (Ting, 1979)
      • †Ernanodon antelios (Ting, 1979)

Phylogenetic tree

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

Pholidotamorpha	Pholidota (sensu stricto)  †Palaeanodonta  †Escavadodontidae  ?  †Amelotabes  ?  †Melaniella †Epoicotheriidae  ?  †Arcticanodon †Metacheiromyidae †Propalaeanodontinae †Mylanodon †Brachianodon †Palaeanodon †Metacheiromys  †Ernanodonta   †Ernanodontidae   †Asiabradypus  †Asiabradypus incompositus  ?   †Ernanodon  †Ernanodon antelios †Metacheiromyinae
(Pholidota sensu lato)