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Daouitherium
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<h2 id="description">Description</h2> <p><i>Daouitherium</i> is known only from lower jaws and associated cheek teeth. It had <a href="/facts/Lophodont/gQqDtg4z">lophodont</a> and <a href="/facts/Bilophodont/gQqDtg4z">bilophodont</a> molars, i.e. molars with large ridges. The second and third premolars had a notably large cusp called the <a href="/facts/Hypoconid/VcsEd1nz">hypoconid</a>. Gheerbrant et al. described the teeth as similar to those of other early proboscideans <i><a href="/facts/Phosphatherium/kp3e5FjJ">Phosphatherium</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Numidotherium/bcu7tJM9">Numidotherium</a></i>, and <i><a href="/facts/Barytherium/MCFR0WWq">Barytherium</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2><p> A cladogram of Proboscidea based on the phylogenetic analysis of Hautier et al. 2021 is below:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></p> <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="/facts/Proboscidea/Dzk4qsH0">Proboscidea</a></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Eritherium/clM78fcK">Eritherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Phosphatherium/kp3e5FjJ">Phosphatherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i>Daouitherium</i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Numidotherium/bcu7tJM9">Numidotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Barytherium/MCFR0WWq">Barytherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Arcanotherium/nElJfYnG">Arcanotherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Omanitherium/B5CebRk0">Omanitherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Saloumia/6zat06So">Saloumia</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Moeritherium/bNoUotyP">Moeritherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Deinotheriidae/dj1TMDUg">Deinotheriidae</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Elephantiformes/wyhvr4Kv">Elephantiformes</a></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Dagbatitherium/28NpNPk8">Dagbatitherium</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Palaeomastodon/2RceHL7m">Palaeomastodon</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><i><a href="/facts/Phiomia/aoB5eLYS">Phiomia</a></i></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td rowspan="2"><p><a href="/facts/Elephantimorpha/YKhYACB2">Elephantimorpha</a></p></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fauna_of_Africa/afMBnKUs">Fauna of Africa</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Gheerbrant, E.; Sudre, J.; Cappetta, H.; Iarochène, M.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B. (2002). "A new large mammal from the Ypresian of Morocco: Evidence of surprising diversity of early proboscideans" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 47 (3): 493–506. <a href="https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app47/app47-493.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app47/app47-493.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Larramendi, A. (2016). "Shoulder height, body mass and shape of proboscideans" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 61. doi:10.4202/app.00136.2014. <a href="https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app001362014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app001362014.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Gheerbrant, E.; Sudre, J.; Cappetta, H.; Iarochène, M.; Amaghzaz, M.; Bouya, B. (2002). "A new large mammal from the Ypresian of Morocco: Evidence of surprising diversity of early proboscideans" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 47 (3): 493–506. <a href="https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app47/app47-493.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app47/app47-493.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Hautier, Lionel; Tabuce, Rodolphe; Mourlam, Mickaël J.; Kassegne, Koffi Evenyon; Amoudji, Yawovi Zikpi; Orliac, Maëva; Quillévéré, Frédéric; Charruault, Anne-Lise; Johnson, Ampah Kodjo Christophe; Guinot, Guillaume (2021-10-13). "New Middle Eocene proboscidean from Togo illuminates the early evolution of the elephantiform-like dental pattern". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1960). doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.1439. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 8511763. PMID 34641726. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8511763" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8511763</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>