Where: Morocco (34.3° N, 5.9° W: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 7.1° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• hand sample-level geographic resolution
When: Thanetian (59.2 - 56.0 Ma)
• original 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: mesofossils
Reposited in the MNHN
• found in matrix surrounding Phosphatherium type specimen that was 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 71234: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 22.04.2007, edited by Mark Uhen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Eotorpedo hilgendorfi Jaekel 1904 torpedo | |
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