Moeritherium

Name: Moeritherium ‭(‬Moeris beast‭ ‬-‭ ‬after Lake Moeris‭)‬.
Phonetic: Meh-ree-fee-ree-um.
Named By: Charles William Andrews‭ ‬-‭ ‬1901.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Proboscidea,‭ ‬Moeritheriidae.
Species: M.‭ ‬lyonsi‭ (‬type‭)‬,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬andrewsi,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬chehbeurameuri,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬gracile,‭ ‬M.‭ ‬trigodon.
Diet: Herbivore.
Size: 70 ‭centi‬meters high at the shoulder.
Known locations: North Africa.
Time period: Priabonian of the Eocene to Rupelian of the Oligocene.
Fossil representation: Many specimens.