Moeritherium - Wikipedia
网页Moeritherium was an extinct genus of basal proboscideans from the Eocene of North and West Africa. It was a rotund semi-aquatic mammal with short legs, a flexible upper lip, and small tusks, and was related to elephants and sea cows.
Moeritherium | Ancient, Prehistoric, Primitive | Britannica
网页Moeritherium, extinct genus of primitive mammals that represent a very early stage in the evolution of elephants. Its fossils are found in deposits dated to the Eocene Epoch (55.8–33.9 million years ago) and the early part of the Oligocene Epoch (33.9–23 million years ago) in northern Africa.
Moeritherium - Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
网页2020年1月21日 — Moeritherium was a small, trunk-like mammal that lived in swamps of northern Africa 37-35 million years ago. Learn about its evolution, fossils, species and extinction in this article by science writer Bob Strauss.
Moeritherium | Dinosaurs - Pictures and Facts
网页Moeritherium is a prehistoric distant relative of modern elephants which lived approximately 37 to 35 million years ago during the Late Eocene Period. It was first discovered at the turn of the 20th century near Lake Moeris in Egypt and was named by Charles Williams Andrews in 1901.
Ancient Elephant Ancestor Lived in Water, Study Finds
网页2008年4月14日 — Moeritherium was a semi-aquatic proboscidean that ate freshwater plants and lived in swamps or river systems 37 million years ago. Its fossil teeth reveal its diet and habitat, but not its...
The genus Moeritherium, ancestor of elephants - Elephant …
网页2024年8月26日 — Moeritherium was a pig-like animal that lived in Miocene, about 50 million years ago, and is considered the ancestor of all elephants. It had no trunk, but a long nose and enlarged incisors, and was probably semi-aquatic and herbivorous.
Elephant kin liked the water - Science News
网页2008年4月24日 — Moeritherium was a 300-kilogram proboscidean that lived 37 million years ago. Analysis of its tooth fossils suggests that it spent much of its time in or around freshwater habitats, despite...
A herd of Moeritherium? - National Geographic
网页2009年7月27日 — Moeritherium was one of the earliest known proboscideans, with a stout body and a long trunk. Learn about its discovery, evolution, and restoration in this article from National Geographic.
A NEW SPECIES OF MOERITHERIUM (PROBOSCIDEA, MAMMALIA) …
网页2006年3月16日 — The main characteristic of this new taxon is the almost complete lophodonty shown by its molars, while Moeritherium is commonly regarded as a bunolophodont to bunodont taxon.
Ancient Elephants Loved Water - Live Science
网页2008年4月14日 — Moeritherium was a 37 million-year-old amphibious creature that had a prehensile upper lip and a diet similar to aquatic animals. It was the first evidence of a semi-aquatic lineage...
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