Mammalia - Proboscidea - Moeritheriidae

Synonym: Moeritherium ancestrale Petronievics 1923

Belongs to Moeritherium according to C. Delmer et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Moeritherium chehbeurameuri, Moeritherium gracile, Moeritherium trigonodon

Type specimens:

• Moeritherium lyonsi: CGM C.10000, a mandible (almost complete mandible without associated upper teeth)
• Moeritherium ancestrale: BMNH M.9225, a skull (skull and mandible).

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser