Dagbati: Lutetian, Togo
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
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Dagbatitherium tassyi n. gen., n. sp.
Hautier et al. 2021
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1 specimen | ||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Togo |
| Coordinates: | 6.5° North, 1.5° East (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 1.4° North, 4.3° West |
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Lutetian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Lutetian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 47.80000 - 41.20000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: (Middle Lutetian, Middle Eocene) |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | phosphorite |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 223952 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Uhen | Enterer: | M. Uhen | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2021-12-17 08:16:45 | Last modified: | 2021-12-17 08:16:45 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2021-12-17 08:16:45 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 78896. | L. Hautier, R. Tabuce, M. J. Mourlam, K. E. Kassegne, Y. Z. Amoudji, M. Orliac, F. Quillévéré, A.-L. Charruault, A. Kodjo, C. Johnson, and G. Guinot. 2021. New Middle Eocene proboscidean from Togo illuminates the early evolution of the elephantiform-like dental pattern. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288(20211439):1-9 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen] |