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Extinct genus of mammals
Moeritherium ("Lake Moeris' beast") is an extinct genus of basal proboscideans from the Eocene of North and West Africa. The first specimen was discovered
Moeritherium
Order of mammals including elephants
considerable size, with an estimated mass of around 2 tonnes, while others like Moeritherium are suggested to have been semi-aquatic. A major event in proboscidean
Proboscidea
Largest living land animal
considerable size, with an estimated mass of about 2 tonnes, while others like Moeritherium are suggested to have been semi-aquatic. A major event in proboscidean
Elephant
Extinct genus of mammal
pronounced bumpy chewing surface indicates it is probably closely related to Moeritherium. The genus is known only from a partial upper molar 10.7 mm long and
Saloumia
Extinct genus of proboscideans
branch of proboscideans, although more derived than Barytherium and Moeritherium. All deinotheres were large animals that evolved to be even larger, and
Prodeinotherium
Extinct genus of mammals
other primitive proboscideans (including Phosphatherium, Numidotherium, Moeritherium and Daouitherium) which together form one of the most complete evolutionary
Eritherium
Ancient endorheic lake in Egypt
2012. Lake Moeris lends its name to the extinct proboscidean mammal Moeritherium, a distant relative of modern elephants first described from the nearby
Lake_Moeris
Prehistoric family of mammals
Daouitherium Numidotherium Barytherium Arcanotherium Omanitherium Saloumia Moeritherium Deinotheriidae Elephantiformes Dagbatitherium Palaeomastodon Phiomia
Deinotheriidae
Extinct genus of mammals
†Numidotherium †Barytherium †Arcanotherium †Omanitherium †Saloumia †Moeritherium †Deinotheriidae Chilgatherium Deinotheriinae (Prodeinotherium + Deinotherium)
Deinotherium
Suborder of mammals
Daouitherium Numidotherium Barytherium Arcanotherium Omanitherium Saloumia Moeritherium Deinotheriidae Elephantiformes Dagbatitherium Palaeomastodon Phiomia
Elephantiformes
Extinct genus of mammals
(12 in) and body mass of 17 kilograms (37 lb). Like its later relative, Moeritherium, the animal was probably an amphibious browser that fed on aquatic plants
Phosphatherium
Extinct genus of proboscid
phylogenetically closer to modern elephants than to taxa like Deinotherium and Moeritherium, though was still more basal than Phiomia. A 2021 phylogenetic analysis
Palaeomastodon
Extinct genus of proboscid
Daouitherium Numidotherium Barytherium Arcanotherium Omanitherium Saloumia Moeritherium Deinotheriidae Elephantiformes Dagbatitherium Palaeomastodon Phiomia
Barytherium
Genus of mammals
terrestrial? Can enamel microwear shed light on the dietary behavior of Moeritherium and Phiomia from the Fayum region of Egypt?". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology
Phiomia
Extinct genus of mammals
semi-aquatic way of life, as proven in the closely related Barytherium and in Moeritherium. The fused bones of the forearm support this view, but the plantigrade
Numidotherium
Extinct genus of proboscideans
scale, in which the brain of M. americanum was much larger than that of Moeritherium lyonsi but smaller than that of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Mastodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Mammoth
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Parachoerodon
Elongated mouth part
Echidna Elephant seal Leptictidium (extinct) Macrauchenia (extinct) Moeritherium (extinct) Palorchestes (extinct) Numbat Proboscis monkey Saiga antelope
Proboscis
Genus of mammals
Daouitherium Numidotherium Barytherium Arcanotherium Omanitherium Saloumia Moeritherium Deinotheriidae Elephantiformes Elephantimorpha Dagbatitherium
Arcanotherium
Slenderness of build
species of sea snakes Melampodium gracile, a flowering plant species Moeritherium gracile, an Eocene mammal species The same root appears in the names
Gracility
Genus comprising two living elephant species
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
African_elephant
Extinct genus of elephantid
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Phanagoroloxodon
Extinct family of proboscideans
ecological niche to the modern hippopotamus and the related early proboscid Moeritherium, feeding on soft, aquatic plants in marshy environments. The Numidotheriidae
Numidotheriidae
Family of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Elephantidae
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Amebelodon
Genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Khamsaconus
Genus of extinct elephants
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Palaeoloxodon
Second epoch of the Paleogene Period
Basilosaurus, an early whale (archaeocete) Pakicetus, an amphibious cetacean Moeritherium, a basal proboscidean Megacerops, a brontothere Hyracodon, a hyracodont
Eocene
Genus of mammals (fossil)
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Stegodibelodon
Genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Elephas
Extinct species of elephant
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Loxodonta_cookei
Extinct genus of mammals
Dagbatitherium and other early elephantiforms thus more closely resemble Moeritherium and Saloumia, which form an archaic group of proboscideans that was sometimes
Dagbatitherium
Extinct genus of large herbivorous proboscidean mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Platybelodon
Extinct family of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Mammutidae
Family of extinct elephant-like mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Stegodontidae
Extinct genus of mammals
Daouitherium Numidotherium Barytherium Arcanotherium Omanitherium Saloumia Moeritherium Deinotheriidae Elephantiformes Dagbatitherium Palaeomastodon Phiomia
Daouitherium
Extinct species of mammal
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Eritreum
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Stegomastodon
Extinct mammal genus
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Stenobelodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Choerolophodon
Genus of extinct proboscidean
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Stegodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Tetralophodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Archaeobelodon
Extinct family of proboscidean mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Gomphothere
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Hemimastodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Paratetralophodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Primelephas
Extinct genus of primitive elephantid
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Stegotetrabelodon
Prehistoric cetacean genus from the Late Eocene epoch
and Basiloterus, the primitive sirenian Protosiren, the early elephant Moeritherium, the sea turtle Puppigerus and many sharks, such as Galeocerdo alabamensis
Basilosaurus
Extinct genus of elephants
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Selenetherium
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Sinomammut
Extinct suborder of mammals
Daouitherium Numidotherium Barytherium Arcanotherium Omanitherium Saloumia Moeritherium Deinotheriidae Elephantiformes Dagbatitherium Palaeomastodon Phiomia
Plesielephantiformes
Paleontological site in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt
seagrasses and other marine plants. Bones of the primitive elephant Moeritherium have also been recorded. Fossil reptiles are represented by fossils of
Wadi_al_Hitan
Clade of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Elephantimorpha
Geologic formation in Egypt
the sediments including the terrestrial Phiomia and the semi-aquatic Moeritherium. The fossil rodents of the formation meanwhile are thought to be an important
Jebel_Qatrani_Formation
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Chilgatherium
Extinct genus of proboscid
Daouitherium Numidotherium Barytherium Arcanotherium Omanitherium Saloumia Moeritherium Deinotheriidae Elephantiformes Dagbatitherium Palaeomastodon Phiomia
Omanitherium
Extinct family of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Amebelodontidae
Extinct genus of proboscid
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Rhynchotherium
†Arcanotherium Delmer 2009 Family †Moeritheriidae Andrews 1906 Genus †Moeritherium Andrews 1901 Suborder †Barytherioidea Andrews 1906 Family †Numidotheriidae
List_of_prehistoric_mammals
Extinct genus of mammals
apterodontine hyaenodonts, the proboscideans Palaeomastodon, Barytherium and Moeritherium as well as the giant snake Gigantophis. Fish are also known, with silurid
Arsinoitherium
Extinct genus of large herbivorous mammal
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Torynobelodon
Extinct genus of mammutid proboscidean
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Zygolophodon
Extinct family of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Choerolophodontidae
Semprebon, Sanders & Uttecht (2026) reconstruct diets and habitats of Moeritherium and Phiomia on the basis of their tooth wear, interpreting the former
2026_in_paleomammalogy
Extinct genus of elephants
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Pediolophodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Protanancus
Extinct genus of gomphothere elephantimorph native to South America
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Notiomastodon
Genus of proboscideans
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Anancus
Genus of extinct elephant-like mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Stegolophodon
Extinct genus of proboscidean
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Gnathabelodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Cuvieronius
Extinct genus of mammal
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Eozygodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Konobelodon
Extinct genus of elephant-like mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Gomphotherium
Topics referred to by the same term
gracile may refer to: Melampodium gracile, a flowering plant species Moeritherium gracile, a prehistoric mammal species that lived during the Eocene epoch
M._gracile
Topics referred to by the same term
extinct pig species indigenous to the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Africa Moeritherium andrewsi, an extinct mammal species that lived during the Eocene epoch
Andrewsi
Clade of mammals
Paleocene-Holocene Top: African elephant, Caribbean manatee; middle: Moeritherium, woolly mammoth; bottom: Paleoparadoxia, Arsinoitherium Scientific classification
Tethytheria
Geological formation in Egypt
North of Birket Qarun. Temple Member. Skulls & vertebrae. A dugongid. Moeritherium M. lyonsi Various localities. Dir Abu Lifa Member. Numerous specimens
Qasr_el_Sagha_Formation
Extinct family of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Progomphotherium
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Aphanobelodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Serbelodon
Extinct genus of gomphothere proboscidean
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Sinomastodon
Serbian philosopher and paleontologist (1875–1954)
In 1923, Petronijević added a new species, M. ancestrale to the genus Moeritherium, excluding a skull and a mandible from those attributed to M. lyonsi
Branislav_Petronijević
British palaeontologist
Andrews noticed mammalian fauna not previously detected and published Moeritherium and an early elephant, Palaeomastodon, followed by his Descriptive Catalogue
Charles_William_Andrews
2001 British television documentary series
struggles to keep herself and her unborn calf fed, failing to hunt both Moeritherium and Apidium after being forced to swim into a mangrove swamp in search
Walking_with_Beasts
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Losodokodon
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Blancotherium
Fossil deposit in Egypt
developmental phase, whose common characteristic is the vertical tooth change. Moeritherium probably formed a side branch within this. It was externally pig-like
Fayum_(fossil_deposit)
Extinct genus of proboscid
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Eubelodon
uncovered Neolithic stone tools and remains of an ancient proboscidean, Moeritherium. Southern and Smaller Oases, the Western Desert Beheira, Matrouh, New
List of World Heritage Sites in Egypt
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Egypt
Extinct proboscidean mammal genus
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Saegusaia
Geological formation in Western Africa
Moeritherium
Continental Terminal Formation
Continental_Terminal_Formation
Topics referred to by the same term
extinct pig species indigenous to the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Africa Moeritherium andrewsi, an extinct mammal species that lived during the Eocene epoch
M._andrewsi
Extinct genus of mammals
Proboscidea †Arcanotherium †Daouitherium †Eritherium †Khamsaconus? †Moeritherium †Numidotherium †Phosphatherium †Saloumia †Barytheriidae Barytherium Omanitherium
Eurybelodon
Extinct genus of pelican bird
whales and sirenians but also terrestrial mammals like the stem-elephants Moeritherium and Barytherium. El Adli, Joseph J.; Wilson Mantilla, Jeffrey A.; Antar
Eopelecanus
Moeritherium trigodon Hyracoidea Seggeurius amourensis Other Paleogene hyracoids Thyrohyrax meyeri (scaled) Dimaitherium patnaiki Thyrohyrax meyeri (unscaled)
Armenohyrax
Prehistoric biogeographic connection
tons). Some proboscideans during this time, such as Barytherium and Moeritherium, were semi-aquatic. Elephantimorphs, a clade of proboscideans that includes
Gomphotherium_land_bridge
Lumachelle Formation Lutetian Ostrea cf. maradensis, Ostrea reili, ?Moeritherium sp., Condylarthra indet. Taiba Formation Early Lutetian Carcharias koerti
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Senegal
List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Senegal
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