| Baynunah Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Shuwaihat Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 24°1′48″N 53°2′18″E / 24.03000°N 53.03833°E |
| Region | Al Gharbia |
| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
  Baynunah Formation (United Arab Emirates) | |
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.
Geology
Fauna
Fossils of the hippopotamus genus Archaeopotamus have been found in the formation[2][3]
Mammals
- Artiodactyls
- Bovids
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pachyportax | P. latidens | |||||
| Tragoportax | T. cyrenaicus |
- Hippotamids
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeopotamus | A. lothagamensis | |||||
| A. qeshta |
- Carnivorans
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plesiogulo | P. praecocidens |
- Perissodactyls
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Primates
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Proboscideans
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stegotetrabelodon | S. emiratus | A Gomphothere. |  | |||
| S. sytricus |
- Rodents
| Taxa | Species | Locality | Stratigraphic position | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish
| Taxon | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Bagrus | ||
| Clarias | At least two species (possibly 3) | |
| Labeobarbus | Cyprinid | |
| ?Capoeta | Probably Capoeta | |
| African cichlid | At least one species | |
| Percomorpha | Intermediate | |
| Pristid sawfish | ||
| Daysatid stingray |
Stegotetrabelodon footprints
Footprints attributed to Stegotetrabelodon have been found in the formation.[4]
See also
- Cenozoic Asia
- Paleontological sites of Asia
- History of the United Arab Emirates
- List of fossil sites
References
- ↑ "Annual Report 2017" (pdf), Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, vol. 1: Culture, pp. 28–29, 2017, retrieved 2019-03-09
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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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