Where: Morocco (34.3° N, 5.9° W: paleocoordinates 28.3° N, 7.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• hand sample-level geographic resolution

When: Ypresian (55.8 - 48.6 Ma)

• 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: macrofossils

Reposited in the MNHN

• specimens 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 71233: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 22.04.2007, edited by Mark Uhen

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