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Moeritherium lyonsi

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Moeritheriidae

Taxonomy
Moeritherium lyonsi was named by Andrews (1901). Its type specimen is CGM C.10000, a mandible (almost complete mandible without associated upper teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
  • Moeritherium ancestrale was named by Petronievics (1923). Its type specimen is BMNH M.9225, a skull (skull and mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Moeritherium lyonsi by Tobien (1978).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews pp. P. 528
1903Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews p. 113
1906Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews p. 120
1923Moeritherium ancestrale Petronievics
1978Moeritherium lyonsi Tobien
1996Moeritherium lyonsi Shoshani and Tassy p. 355 figs. Appendix C.1
2006Moeritherium lyonsi Delmer et al. p. 424
2010Moeritherium lyonsi Sanders et al. p. 174

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
superfamilyMoeritherioidea
familyMoeritheriidaeAndrews 1906
genusMoeritheriumAndrews 1901
specieslyonsiAndrews 1901

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Moeritherium lyonsi Andrews 1901
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Invalid names: Moeritherium ancestrale Petronievics 1923 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Libya Moeritherium lyonsi (48077)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) Moeritherium lyonsi (74737 175910 181545 181547 181548 181549 181550 181551 181552 181553 181554 181555 181556 181557)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt Moeritherium lyonsi (79700)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Moeritherium lyonsi (65960)