Where: Morocco (34.3° N, 5.9° W: paleocoordinates 28.3° N, 7.3° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Ypresian (56.0 - 47.8 Ma)
• Thanetian age determination based on selachian teeth found with Phosphatherum type specimen, but these are reworked according to Gheerbrant et al. 2002, who believe the specimen is Ypresian and derives from "level 1 of the local phosphatic series"
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: marine; phosphorite
Size class: macrofossils
Reposited in the MNHN
• specimens purchased from fossil dealers and local mine workers
Primary reference: E. Gheerbrant, J. Sudre, and H. Cappetta. 1996. A Palaeocene proboscidean from Morocco. Nature 383:68-70 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 71233: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 22.04.2007, edited by Mark Uhen and Zachary Tredwell
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
unclassified | |
Mammalia | |
Phosphatherium escuilliei n. gen. n. sp.
Phosphatherium escuilliei n. gen. n. sp. Gheerbrant et al. 1996 proboscidean | |
Chondrichthyes | |
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