Moeritherium
Fossil range: Late Eocene |
| | Scientific classification | | | | Species | - M. andrewsi Schlosser, 1911
- M. chehbeurameuri Delmer et al., 2006
- M. gracile Andrews, 1902
- M. lyonsi Andrews, 1901
- M. trigodon Andrews, 1904
| Moeritherium ('the beast from Lake Moeris') is a genus consisting of several species. These prehistoric mammals are related to the elephant and, more distantly, the sea cow. They lived during the Eocene epoch. hfajhfiudshfas == == == --24. ...
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Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with...
Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including milk producing sweat glands, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex...
Groups Jozaria (extinct) Anthracobunidae (extinct) Moeritheriidae (extinct) Euproboscidea Numidotheriidae (extinct) Barytheriidae (extinct) Deinotheriidae (extinct) Elephantiformes Phiomiidae (extinct) Palaeomastodontidae (extinct) Hemimastodontidae (extinct) Euelephantoidea Choerolophodontidae (extinct) Amebelodontidae (extinct) Gnathabelodontidae (extinct) Gomphotheriidae (extinct) Elephantidae Mammutidae (extinct) Proboscidea is an order containing only one family of living animals, Elephantidae, the elephants, with three species...
Lake Moeris was an ancient lake located in the Fayum depression, 80 km southwest of Cairo in Egypt. ...
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Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria Mammals (class Mammalia) are warm-blooded, vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of sweat glands, including milk producing sweat glands, and by the presence of: hair, three middle ear bones used in hearing, and a neocortex...
Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus †Elephas beyeri †Elephas celebensis †Elephas cypriotes †Elephas ekorensis †Elephas falconeri †Elephas iolensis †Elephas planifrons †Elephas platycephalus †Elephas recki †Stegodon †Mammuthus †Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea...
Families Dugongidae Trichechidae For information about the Gothic Metal band, see Sirenia (band) Sirenia are herbivorous mammals of coastal waters. ...
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The Moeritherium species were pig-like animals, dating back to 50 million years ago. The Moeritherium resembled modern tapirs[1] or pygmy hippopotamuses. It was smaller than modern elephants, standing only 70 cm high at the shoulder and was about 3 m long. It is believed to have wallowed in swamps and rivers, filling the ecological niche now filled by the hippopotamus. The shape of its teeth suggest that it ate soft water vegetation. Species Tapirus bairdii Tapirus indicus Tapirus pinchaque Tapirus terrestris Tapirs (IPA:ˈteɪpər, pronounced as in taper, or IPA:təˈpɪər, pronounced as in tap-ear) are large browsing mammals, roughly pig-like in shape, with short, prehensile snouts. ...
Binomial name (Morton, 1849)[2] Range map[1] Subspecies C. l. ...
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Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758[2] Range map[1] The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning horse and potamos meaning river), often shortened to hippo, is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy...
Types of teeth Molars are used for grinding up foods Carnassials are used for slicing food. ...
The shape of the skull suggests that Moeritherium did not possess an elephant-like trunk, although it is possible that it had a broad and flexible upper lip for grasping aquatic vegetation. The incisor teeth formed small tusks, although these would have looked more like the teeth of a hippo than a modern elephant[2] [3]. Incisors (from Latin incidere, to cut) are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. ...
Fossil remains In 1901, Charles William Andrews described Moeritherium lyonsi from fossil remains found in the Qasr-el-Sagha formation in the Al Fayyum in Egypt. Andrews described Moeritherium gracile from fossil remains of a smaller specimen found in the same area in 1902 in fluvio-marine formation.[4][5] In 1904, the first Moeritherium trigodon fossils were discovered by Charles Andrews in the deposits of an oasis in Al Fayyum.[6][1] It is also found in other sites around North and West Africa [7]. In 1911, Schlosser divided Moeritherium lyonsi into two species. Moeritherium lyonsi a large form from the Qasr-el-Sagha formation, and a new large species Moeritherium andrewsi from the fluvio-marine formation. [4][5][8] In 2006, Moeritherium chehbeurameuri has been described from fossil remains found in the early late Eocene locality of Bir El Ater, Algeria. [9] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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Al Fayyum or El Faiyûm (Arabic: الÙيوم ) is the capital of Al Fayyum Governorate, Egypt. ...
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Extinct branch There were several species of early elephants in existence during the Eocene, and some, such as Palaeomastodon, looked relatively similar to modern elephants. However, Moeritherium was a branch of the family that evolved in a quite different way, having only a stubby trunk and short legs. Moeritherium is not believed to be an ancestor of modern elephants; it was a branch of the order that died out, leaving no descendants. This article is about evolution in biology. ...
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References - ^ a b Koehl, D. 2006. The genus Moeritherium, ancestor of elephants. Downloaded on 6 December 2006.
- ^ (1999) in Palmer, D.: The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions, 238. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
- ^ Savage, RJG, & Long, MR (1986). Mammal Evolution: an illustrated guide. New York: Facts on File, 147. ISBN 0-8160-1194-X.
- ^ a b Matsumoto, H. 1922. Revision of Palæomastodon and Mœritherium. Palæomastodon intermedius, and Phiomia osborni, new species. American Museum Novitates. Number 51, November 21.
- ^ a b Matsumoto, H. 1923. A Contribution to the Knowledge of Mœritherium. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 48, article 4. p. 97-140.
- ^ ABC Online. 2002. ABC - Science - Beasts - Moeritherium Factfile Downloaded on 6 December 2006.
- ^ BBC Homepage. 2006. - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Moeritherium Downloaded on 6 December 2006.
- ^ Schlosser M. (1911) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der oligozänen Landsäugetiere aus dem Fayum, Ägypten. Beiträge zur Paläontologie und Geologie Österreich-Ungarns, 24: 1–167.
- ^ Delmer, C., Mahboubi, M., Tabuce, R. & Tassy, P. 2006. A new species of Moeritherium (Proboscidae, Mammalia) from the Eocene of Algeria: new perspectives on the ancestral morphotype of the genus. Palaeontology 49 (2), 421-434.
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