†family Numidotheriidae Shoshani and Tassy 1996 (proboscidean)
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Numidotheriidae
Full reference: J. Shoshani and P. Tassy. 1996. Summary, conclusions, and a glimpse into the future. in J. Shoshani and P. Tassy, eds., The Proboscidea: Evolution and Palaeoecology of Elephants and Their Relatives 335-348
Parent taxon: Barytherioidea according to E. Gheerbrant et al. 2002
See also Gheerbrant et al. 1996, McKenna and Bell 1997, O'Leary et al. 2006, Sanders et al. 2010, Shoshani and Tassy 1996 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005
Sister taxon: Barytheriidae
Subtaxa: Daouitherium Numidotherium
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of Algeria (1 collection), Libya (1), Mali (1), Morocco (1), Western Sahara (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence