Phosphatherium
Sign in to savePhosphatherium escuilliei, named by Gheerbrant, Sudre and Cappetta in 1996, is a basal proboscidean that lived in Africa during the Early Eocene, about 56-55 Ma. It is one of the earliest known proboscideans, together with Eritherium azzouzorum from the Selandian (about 60 Ma). It was found in phosphorites beds from the base of the Ypresian stage of the Ouled Abdoun Basin, which is best known for its exceptionally rich marine vertebrate fauna.
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It sits within the topics Eocene mammals of Africa, Eocene proboscideans and Fossil taxa described in 1996.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
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Phosphatherium escuilliei, named by Gheerbrant, Sudre and Cappetta in 1996, is a basal proboscidean that lived in Africa during the Early Eocene, about 56-55 Ma. It is one of the earliest known proboscideans, together with Eritherium azzouzorum from the Selandian (about 60 Ma). It was found in phosphorites beds from the base of the Ypresian stage of the Ouled Abdoun Basin, which is best known for its exceptionally rich marine vertebrate fauna.
==Description== thumb|left|Restoration of the head by Dominique Visset The species P. escuilliei is known from relatively well-preserved fossils, including several sub-complete skulls that have enabled the reconstruction of the animal's head.
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