What is Moeritherium?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Moeritherium'' | fossil_range = late [[Eocene]] | image = Moeritherium lyonsi skull.JPG |image_width = 250px | image_caption = Skull of ''Moeritherium lyonsi'' in the [[Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle]], [[Paris]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Proboscidea]] | familia = †'''Moeritheriidae''' | familia_authority = C.W. Andrews, 1906 | genus = †'''''Moeritherium''''' | genus_authority = C.W. Andrews, 1901}} '''''Moeritherium''''' is a extinct [[genus]] of primitive [[mammal]]s. It represents a very early stage in the evolution of [[elephant]]s. These prehistoric mammals are related to the elephant and, more distantly, the [[Manatee|sea cow]]. They lived during the later [[Eocene]] in what is now [[North Africa]]. ''Moeritherium'' did not look like living elephants. It was about as large as a [[tapir]]. It had short, strong legs, a relatively long body, and a short tail. The feet of ''Moeritherium'' were broad and had flat-hoofed toes. {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[category:Fossils]] [[Category:Proboscideans]] [[Category:Extinct mammals]]