†family Barytheriidae (barythere)
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Barytheriidae
Parent taxon: Plesielephantiformes according to A. Larramendi and M. P. Ferretti 2026
See also Abel 1919, Andrews 1906, Carroll 1988, McKenna and Bell 1997, Sanders et al. 2010, Shoshani and Tassy 1996, Shoshani and Tassy 2005 and Simpson 1945
Sister taxa: Moeritheriidae, Phosphatheriidae
Subtaxa: Barytherium Omanitherium
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Oman (4 collections)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Egypt (1)
• Eocene of Egypt (2), Libya (3), Western Sahara (1)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence