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Moeritheriidae
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Moeritheriidae [‚mir·ə·thə′rī·ə‚dē]
(paleontology)
The single family of the extinct order Moeritherioidea.
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Creatures in the proboscidean genus Moeritherium have been known for more than a century, but scientists have never agreed about how the animals lived, says Alexander G.
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Other creatures featured in this show include Andrewsarchus, a one-ton, wolf-like mammal with a devastating 3ft-long jaw; herds of Bronththere, big herbivores that spread across the northern hemisphere; and Moeritherium, an early type of elephant that looks more like a large aquatic pig, living in the mangrove swamps.
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