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Revision as of 16:36, 31 January 2024

Baynunah Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene
~8.0–6.0 Ma
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TypeGeological formation
UnderliesShuwaihat Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates24°1′48″N 53°2′18″E / 24.03000°N 53.03833°E / 24.03000; 53.03833
RegionAl Gharbia
Country United Arab Emirates
Baynunah Formation is located in United Arab Emirates
Baynunah Formation
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
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Pachyportax P. latidens
Tragoportax T. cyrenaicus
Hippotamids
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Archaeopotamus A. lothagamensis
A. qeshta
Carnivorans
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Plesiogulo P. praecocidens
Perissodactyls
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Primates
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Proboscideans
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Stegotetrabelodon[4] S. emiratus A primitive elephantid.
Tetralophodon[5] Indeterminate A gomphothere
Gomphotheriidae[6]
Deinotherium[7] D. aff. bozasi A deinotheriid
Rodents
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images

Fish

Taxon Notes Image
Bagrus[8]
Clarias[8] At least two species (possibly 3)
Labeobarbus[8] Cyprinid
 ?Capoeta[8] Probably Capoeta
African cichlid[8] At least one species
Percomorpha[8] Intermediate
Pristid sawfish[8]
Daysatid stingray[8]

Stegotetrabelodon footprints

Footprints attributed to Stegotetrabelodon have been found in the formation.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2017" (pdf), Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, vol. 1: Culture, pp. 28–29, 2017, retrieved 2019-03-09
  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. ^ 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. ^ Sanders, William J. (2022), Bibi, Faysal; Kraatz, Brian; Beech, Mark J.; Hill, Andrew (eds.), "Proboscidea from the Baynunah Formation", Sands of Time, 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. ^ Sanders, William J. (2022), Bibi, Faysal; Kraatz, Brian; Beech, Mark J.; Hill, Andrew (eds.), "Proboscidea from the Baynunah Formation", Sands of Time, 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
  6. ^ Sanders, William J. (2022), Bibi, Faysal; Kraatz, Brian; Beech, Mark J.; Hill, Andrew (eds.), "Proboscidea from the Baynunah Formation", Sands of Time, 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
  7. ^ Sanders, William J. (2022), Bibi, Faysal; Kraatz, Brian; Beech, Mark J.; Hill, Andrew (eds.), "Proboscidea from the Baynunah Formation", Sands of Time, 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
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h Otera, Olga. "Home Sands of Time Chapter Fishes from the Baynunah Formation". Springer international publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_7.
  9. ^ 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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