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Moeritherium
''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.
==Description==
The ''Moeritherium'' species were pig-like animals that lived about 37-35 million years ago, and resembled modern tapirs〔Koehl, D. 2006 (The genus ''Moeritherium'', ancestor of elephants. ) Downloaded on 6 December 2006.〕 or pygmy hippopotamuses (however, they are not believed to be related to either of those animals). ''M. lyonsi'' was smaller that most or all later proboscideans, standing only high at the shoulder and weighing . The shape of their teeth suggests that they ate soft water vegetation.
The shape of the skull suggests that, while ''Moeritherium'' did not have an elephant-like trunk, may have had a broad flexible upper lip like a tapir's for grasping aquatic vegetation. The second incisor teeth formed small tusks, although these would have looked more like the teeth of a hippo than a modern elephant.
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