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Moeritherium

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Moeritheriidae

Synonyms
  • Moeritherium latidens was named by Deraniyagala (1955). Its type specimen is CNM F.445, a mandible (partial left mandibular ramus), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Delmer et al. (2006).
  • Moeritherium pharaonensis was named by Deraniyagala (1955). Its type specimen is CNM F.446, a mandible (partial left mandibular ramus), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was considered a nomen dubium by Delmer et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Moeritherium Andrews
1906Moeritherium Andrews p. 99
1919Moeritherium Abel p. 828
1921Moeritherium Osborn p. 2
1945Moeritherium Simpson
1955Moeritherium latidens Deraniyagala
1955Moeritherium pharaonensis Deraniyagala
1984Moeritherium Mahboubi et al. p. 543
1988Moeritherium Carroll
1996Moeritherium Shoshani and Tassy p. 352
1997Moeritherium McKenna and Bell p. 498
2005Moeritherium Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2
2006Moeritherium Delmer et al. p. 423
2010Moeritherium Sanders et al. p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
—PlesielephantiformesShoshani 2001
familyMoeritheriidaeAndrews 1906
genusMoeritheriumAndrews 1901

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Moeritherium Andrews 1901
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†Moeritherium chehbeurameuri Delmer et al. 2006
†Moeritherium gracile Andrews 1902
†Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews 1901
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Invalid names: Moeritherium ancestrale Petronievics 1923 [synonym]
†Moeritherium trigonodon Andrews 1904
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Invalid names: Moeritherium andrewsi Schlosser 1911 [synonym]
Invalid names: Moeritherium latidens Deraniyagala 1955 [nomen dubium], Moeritherium pharaonensis Deraniyagala 1955 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Mali M. sp. (136910)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Senegal (Thies region) M. sp. (36616)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Libya M. lyonsi (48077) M. trigodon (55449)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Algeria M. chehbeurameuri (59733)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Egypt M. sp. (40516)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) M. lyonsi (74737 175910 181545 181547 181548 181549 181550 181551 181552 181553 181554 181555 181556 181557)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt M. lyonsi, M. gracile (79700)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) M. lyonsi, M. gracile, M. trigonodon (65960)