Moeritherium (`the beast from Lake Moeris`) is a genus consisting of several extinct species. These prehistoric mammals are related to the elephant and, more distantly, the sea cow. They lived during the Eocene epoch. The Moeritherium species were pig-like animals that lived about 37-35 million years ago, and resembled modern tapirs or pygmy hip.....
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extinct genus of primitive mammals that represent a very early stage in elephant evolution. Its fossils are found in Late Eocene and Early Oligocene ...
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