Sands of Time
Ancient Life in the Late Miocene of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Beschreibung
This monograph presents the results of over 10 years of paleontological and geological survey in the Baynunah Formation of the United Arab Emirates. Exposed widely in western Abu Dhabi Emirate, the Baynunah Formation and its fossils provide the only record of terrestrial environments and evolution in the Arabian Peninsula during the late Miocene epoch (12-5 Ma).
This volume describes new fossils collected since 2002, presented systematically by taxon, and including mammals, reptiles, and invertebrates, as well as fossil trackways. The discoveries are framed within the results of new geological, geochemical, and geochrononological analyses, providing an updated and synthetic view of the age, environments, and biogeographic relationships of this important fossil assemblage.
This monograph presents the results of over 10 years of paleontological and geological survey in the Baynunah Formation of the United Arab Emirates. Exposed widely in western Abu Dhabi Emirate, the Baynunah Formation and its fossils provide the only record of terrestrial environments and evolution in the Arabian Peninsula during the late Miocene epoch (12-5 Ma).
This volume describes new fossils collected since 2002, presented systematically by taxon, and including mammals, reptiles, and invertebrates, as well as fossil trackways. The discoveries are framed within the results of new geological, geochemical, and geochrononological analyses, providing an updated and synthetic view of the age, environments, and biogeographic relationships of this important fossil assemblage.
Provides coverage of new and previous fossil collections from the Baynunah Formation, Abu Dhabi Emirate Provides enhanced geochronological and paleoenvironmental contexts for the Baynunah fauna Enriches the understanding of life in the Arabian Miocene, and its connections to Africa and Eurasia
Autor*in
Faysal Bibi
Themen in »Sands of Time«
Baynunah fossils Arabian Peninsula paleomagnetostratigraphy miocene of Abu Dhabi mammal, reptile and invertebrate fossils fossil trackways paleobiogeography geochemical analysis Biological Taxonomy