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Phosphatheriidae

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Phosphatheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Phosphatheriidae Gheerbrandt et al. p. 244
2010Phosphatheriidae Sanders et al. p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
PlesielephantiformesShoshani 2001
familyPhosphatheriidae
familyPhosphatheriidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Phosphatheriidae Gheerbrandt et al. 2005
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G. †Phosphatherium Gheerbrant et al. 1996
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Phosphatherium escuilliei Gheerbrant et al. 1996
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Gheerbrandt et al. 2005Proboscidiens primitifs lophodontes vrais de petite taille. Formule dentaire primitive conservant C1, (d)P1 et probablement c1, diastème supérieur court, diastème inférieur absent. Crâne primitif avec fortes arcades zygomatiques dilatées latéralement et fosses nasales non reculées, mais orbites antérieures et bordées ventralement par le maxillaire.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Phosphatherium escuilliei (71233)