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Manis Aurita
''Manis aurita'', the Indo-Burmese pangolin, is a pangolin Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, are mammals of the order Pholidota (). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: '' Manis'', '' Phataginus'', and '' Smutsia''. ''Manis'' comprises four species found in Asia, while ' ... in the family Manidae native to India, Myanmar, Nepal, and possibly Bhutan. It was recently described as ''Manis indoburmanica'', but the oldest available name for the species is ''Manis aurita''. Description The total body length is 70 cm. Taxonomy In 2025, the species was split from the Chinese pangolin (''Manis pentadactyla'') under the newly described name ''Manis indoburmanica'', however the name ''aurita'' Hodgson, 1836 has priority over ''indoburmanica''. Conservation It is presumed to be critically endangered.There’s a new species of pangolin — and illegal trade means it’s already likely to be critically endangered. (2025, January 16). Environmental Invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58See the 2014 version of the ICS geologic time scale million years ago (Ma). It is the second and most recent epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic, Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch. Prior to the 2009 revision of the geologic time scale, which placed the four most recent major glaciations entirely within the Pleistocene, the Pliocene also included the Gelasian Stage, which lasted from 2.59 to 1.81 Ma, and is now included in the Pleistocene. As with other older geologic periods, the Stratum, geological strata that define the start and end are well-identified but the exact dates of the start a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
