†family Phosphatheriidae Gheerbrandt et al. 2005 (proboscidean)
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Phosphatheriidae
Full reference: E. Gheerbrandt, J. Sudre, P. Tassy, M. Amaghzaz, B. Bouya and M. Iarochene. 2005. Nouvelles données sur Phosphatherium escuilliei (Mammalia, Proboscidea) de l’Éocène inférieur du Maroc, apports à la phylogénie des Proboscidea et des ongulés lophodontes. Geodiversitas 27(2):239-333
Parent taxon: Plesielephantiformes according to W. J. Sanders et al. 2010
See also Gheerbrandt et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Phosphatherium
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Ouled Abdoun Basin (Phosphatherium type specimen) (Eocene of Morocco)