| Eurotamandua Temporal range: Early – Middle Eocene | |
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| An artist's illustration of Eurotamandua joresi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Afredentata |
| Family: | †Eurotamanduidae |
| Genus: | †Eurotamandua |
| Species: | †E. joresi Storch, 1981 |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurotamandua joresi Storch, 1981 | |
Eurotamandua is a primitive mammal, formally thought to be Xenarthran due to its similar appearance to an anteater. However, its now considered to be a close relative to pangolins. It lived in the Early to middle Eocene in whats now Germany and fed on insects.
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