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Baynunah Formation

Baynunah Formation

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The Baynunah Formation is a palaeontological formation located in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. It dates to the Upper Miocene epoch of the Neogene period[1] in the Cenozoic Era.

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Geology

Fauna

Fossils of the hippopotamus genus Archaeopotamus have been found in the formation[2][3]

Mammals

Artiodactyls
Bovids
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Hippotamids
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Carnivorans
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Perissodactyls
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Primates
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Proboscideans
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Rodents
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Fish

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Stegotetrabelodon footprints

Footprints attributed to Stegotetrabelodon have been found in the formation.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Annual Report 2017" (pdf), Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, vol. 1: Culture, pp. 28–29, 2017, retrieved 2019-03-09
  2. [2]
    Boisserie, Jean-Renaud; Schuster, Mathieu; Beech, Mark; Hill, Andrew; Bibi, Faysal. "A New Species of Hippopotamine (Cetartiodactyla, Hippopotamidae) from the Late Miocene Baynunah Formation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates".
  3. [3]
    Bibi, F., Hill, A., Beech, M., & Yasin, W. (2013). Late Miocene Fossils from the Baynunah Formation, United Arab Emirates. Fossil Mammals of Asia, 583–594. https://doi.org/10.7312/COLUMBIA/9780231150125.003.0027
  4. [4]
    Sanders, William J. (2022), Bibi, Faysal; Kraatz, Brian; Beech, Mark J.; Hill, Andrew (eds.), "Proboscidea from the Baynunah Formation", Sands of Time, Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 141–177, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_10, ISBN 978-3-030-83882-9, retrieved 2024-01-03
  5. [5]
    Otera, Olga. Home Sands of Time Chapter Fishes from the Baynunah Formation. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_7.
  6. [6]
    Bibi, Faysal; Kraatz, Brian; Beech, Mark; Hill, Andrew (2022). "Fossil Trackways of the Baynunah Formation". Sands of Time. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. pp. 283–298. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_17. ISBN 978-3-030-83882-9.

Further reading

  • Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3


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