†Phosphatherium escuilliei Gheerbrant et al. 1996 (proboscidean)
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Mammalia - Proboscidea - Phosphatheriidae
Full reference: E. Gheerbrant, J. Sudre, and H. Cappetta. 1996. A Palaeocene proboscidean from Morocco. Nature 383:68-70
Belongs to Phosphatherium according to W. J. Sanders et al. 2010
See also Gheerbrandt et al. 2005, Gheerbrant et al. 1996 and Shoshani and Tassy 2005
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN PM2, a maxilla (left maxilla with P3,4, M1-2). Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun Basin (Phosphatherium type specimen), which is in a Ypresian marine phosphorite in Morocco.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Ouled Abdoun Basin (Phosphatherium type specimen)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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