†Moeritherium Andrews 1901 (proboscidean)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Moeritheriidae
Parent taxon: Moeritheriidae according to C. Delmer et al. 2006
See also Abel 1919, Andrews 1906, Carroll 1988, Mahboubi et al. 1984, McKenna and Bell 1997, Osborn 1921, Sanders et al. 2010, Shoshani and Tassy 1996 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Moeritherium chehbeurameuri Moeritherium gracile Moeritherium latidens Moeritherium lyonsi Moeritherium pharaonensis Moeritherium trigonodon
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Egypt (1 collection)
• Eocene of Algeria (1), Egypt (16), Libya (2), Mali (1), Senegal (1)
Total: 22 collections including 25 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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