Magwetherium
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | †Diacodexeidae |
| Genus: | †Magwetherium |
| Species: | †M. burmense |
| Binomial name | |
| †Magwetherium burmense Ducrocq et al., 2016 | |
Magwetherium is an extinct monotypic genus of diacodexeid mammal that lived in Southeast Asia during the Bartonian stage of the Eocene epoch.[1]
Etymology
The generic name Magwetherium references the Magwe division, where the fossils of the Pondaung Formation hail from, and the Ancient Greek word therion, meaning mammal. The specific epithet of the type species, Magwetherium burmense, references the country of Burma, where the holotype was discovered.[2]
References
- ↑ "Magwetherium". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ Ducrocq, Stéphane; Soe, Aung Naing; Sein, Chit; Lazzari, Vincent; Chaimanee, Yaowalak; Valentin, Xavier; Jaeger, Jean-Jacques (16 February 2016). "First record of a diacodexeid artiodactyl in the middle Eocene Pondaung Formation (Myanmar)". PalZ. 90 (3): 611–618. doi:10.1007/s12542-016-0283-y. ISSN 0031-0220. Retrieved 17 June 2026 – via Springer Nature Link.