†superfamily Moeritherioidea Osborn 1921 (proboscidean)

Mammalia - Proboscidea

Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1921. The evolution, phylogeny, and classification of the Proboscidea. American Museum Novitates 1:1-15

Parent taxon: Proboscidea according to W. J. Sanders et al. 2010

See also Carroll 1988, McKenna 1975, Osborn 1921 and Osborn 1936

Sister taxa: Arcanotherium, Barytherioidea, Caenobasileus, Caenobasileus tremontigerus, Choerolophodontidae, Cryptomastodon, Deinotheriidae, Deinotherioidea, Dinotherioidea, Elephantiformes, Eritherium, Euelephantoidea, Gomphotheriidae, Hemimastodontidae, Mastodontidae, Mastodontoidea, Neodesmostylus, Phiomia, Plesielephantiformes, Saloumia

Subtaxa: Moeritheriidae

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Egypt (1 collection)

• Eocene of Algeria (1), Egypt (16), India (2), Libya (2), Mali (1), Senegal (1)

Total: 24 collections including 27 occurrences

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