New data on Phosphatherium escuilliei (Mammalia, Proboscidea) from the early Eocene of Morocco, and its impact on the phylogeny of Proboscidea and lophodont ungulates;Nouvelles données sur Phosphatherium escuilliei (Mammalia, Proboscidea) de l'Éocène inférieur du Maroc, apports à la phylogénie des Proboscidea et des ongulés lophodontes

Geodiversitas

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-333

  Gheerbrant, Emmanuel ^a   Sudre, Jean ^b   Tassy, Pascal ^a   Amaghzaz, Mbarek ^c   Bouya, Baǎdi ^c   Iarochène, Mohamed ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^c Centre Minier de Khouribga   (Morocco)

^d Ministère de l Energie et des Mines   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Africa; Early Eocene; Mammalia; Morocco; Ouled Abdoun Basin; Phylogeny; Proboscidea; Ungulata

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACOBUNIDAE; BARYTHERIOIDEA; DESMOSTYLIA; EMBRITHOPODA; EUTHERIA; FOSSA (MAMMAL); HYRACOIDEA; MACROSCELIDEA; MAMMALIA; PERISSODACTYLA; PHOSPHATHERIUM; PHOSPHATHERIUM ESCUILLIEI; PROBOSCIDEA (MAMMAL); PROCAVIIDAE; SIRENIA; THERIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 22344433321     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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