Dimaitherium

Dim-ay-fe-re-um.

John Stewart

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Stewart, J. (2015, May 3). Dimaitherium. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/dimaitherium/

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Name

Dimaitherium.

Phonetic

Dim-ay-fe-re-um.

Named By

E.‭ ‬Barrow,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Seiffert‭ & ‬E.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Simons‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Afrotheria,‭ ‬Paenungulata,‭ ‬Hyracoidea.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

D.‭ ‬patnaiki‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Egypt‭ ‬-‭ ‬Birket Qarun Formation.

Time Period

Priabonian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Dimaitherium‭ ‬is a genus of mammal closely related to modern hyraxes that lived in Egypt during the Eocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A primitive hyracoid‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Paenungulata‭) ‬from the early Priabonian‭ (‬Late Eocene‭) ‬of Egypt.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Systematic Palaeontology‭ ‬8‭(‬2‭)‬:213-244.‭ ‬-‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Barrow,‭ ‬E.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Seiffert‭ & ‬E.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Simons‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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