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Phosphatherium
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<p><i>Phosphatherium escuillei</i> Gheerbrant, Sudre et Cappetta 1996 is a basal <a href="/facts/Proboscidean/Dzk4qsH0">proboscidean</a> that lived in Africa during the early Eocene, by 56-55 Ma. It is one of the earliest known proboscidean, together with <i>Eritherium azzouzorum</i> 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. </p>