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Abdullah Gohar is an Egyptian paleontologist,^[1] currently pursuing his PhD at the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center (MUVP), Mansoura University, Egypt.^[2]

Career

In August 2021, Gohar and his colleagues published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.^[3] about a new species of ancient whale named Phiomicetus anubis, which lived about 43 million years ago during the middle Eocene epoch in Egypt. The fossil specimen was discovered in the Fayum Depression, a paleontological hotspot in Egypt.^[4]

Education

2021: M.Sc. in Comparative Anatomy and Vertebrate Paleontology, Mansoura University
2017: B.Sc. in Zoology and Marine Biology, Al-Azhar University

Professional Affiliations

2018 - Present: Lab Manager, MUVP
2021 - Present: Teaching Assistant, AUC
2021 - Present: Research Assistant, AUC
2022: Visiting Researcher, Oklahoma State University, USA

Selected Awards and Honors

2022: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Professional Scholarship
2021: Jon C. Graff International Paleontology Award
2018 & 2019: The Geological Society of Egypt Award
2017: Egyptian Syndicate of Scientific Professions Award
2017: Al-Azhar University and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikhdom Award
2017: Honor List of the Faculty of Science

Field Experience

2022: Mesozoic Outcrops of Montana, USA
2022: Paleozoic Outcrops of the Eastern Desert, Egypt
2018-2020: Paleocene/Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), Egypt
2019-2020: Dakhla and Kharga Oases, Egypt
2018-2020: Bahariya Oases, Egypt
2017-2022: Jebel Qatrani, Egypt
2017-2022: Fayum Depression, Egypt
2017-2022: Wadi El-Hitan, Egypt
2015-2017: The Red Sea, Egypt

Teaching Experience

2021 - Present: American University in Cairo
2019 - Present: Mansoura University
2023 - Present: Ain Shams University
2019 - 2022: Kafr Elsheikh University

Publications

Journal Publications

Gohar, A. S., et al. (2021). A new protocetid whale offers clues to biogeography and feeding ecology in early cetacean evolution. *Proceedings of the Royal Society B*. [1](https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.1368)
Mahdy, A., et al. (2021). Paleobiological assessment of Some basilosaurid archaeocetes (Mammalia, Cetacea) and its affinity with recent odontocetes: New insights from Wadi El-Hitan, Fayoum, Egypt. *Historical Biology*. [DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2019.1616292](https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2019.1616292)

Conference Abstracts

Gohar, A. S., et al. (2022). Osteohistology of Phiomicetus anubis reveals unique life history patterns in early cetaceans. *Society of Vertebrate Paleontology*. Canada.
Gohar, A. S., et al. (2021). Frozen in time: Uniquely preserved protocetid whale entombed inside decorative limestone from the middle Eocene of Egypt. *Society of Vertebrate Paleontology*. USA. [2](https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35450.00964)
Gohar, A. S., et al. (2020). A New Protocetid whale (Cetacea, Archaeoceti) From the Middle Eocene of the Fayum Depression in Egypt, sheds new light on raptorial feeding ecology in ancient whales. *Society of Vertebrate Paleontology*. USA.
Gohar, A. S., et al. (2019). A new protocetid whale (Cetacea, Archaeoceti) from the decorative marbleized limestone of the middle Eocene of Egypt. *Geological Society of Egypt*.
Gohar, A. S., et al. (2018). New insights on the functional morphology of the basilosaurid skull and jaw musculature: Implications for feeding strategies and macroevolution in early cetaceans. *Society of Vertebrate Paleontology*. USA.

Scientific Activities

2018-2021: Member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
2018-2021: Member of the Geological Society of Egypt

References

^ Leeming, Jack (2022-01-24). "The ancient whale from my Egyptian home town". Nature. 601 (7894): 664. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00164-w. PMID 35075304. S2CID 246278281.
^ https://muvp.mans.edu.eg/index.php/people/administration/335-abdullah-gohar
^ Gohar, Abdullah S.; Antar, Mohammed S.; Boessenecker, Robert W.; Sabry, Dalia A.; El-Sayed, Sanaa; Seiffert, Erik R.; Zalmout, Iyad S.; Sallam, Hesham M. (2021-08-25). "A new protocetid whale offers clues to biogeography and feeding ecology in early cetacean evolution". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1957): 20211368. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.1368. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 8385364. PMID 34428967.
^ "New species of ancient four-legged whale discovered in Egypt". BBC News. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

[1] Leeming, Jack (2022-01-24). "The ancient whale from my Egyptian home town". Nature. 601 (7894): 664. doi:10.1038/d41586-022-00164-w. PMID 35075304. S2CID 246278281.

[2] ttps://muvp.mans.edu.eg/index.php/people/administration/335-abdullah-gohar

[3] Gohar, Abdullah S.; Antar, Mohammed S.; Boessenecker, Robert W.; Sabry, Dalia A.; El-Sayed, Sanaa; Seiffert, Erik R.; Zalmout, Iyad S.; Sallam, Hesham M. (2021-08-25). "A new protocetid whale offers clues to biogeography and feeding ecology in early cetacean evolution". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1957): 20211368. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.1368. ISSN 0962-8452. PMC 8385364. PMID 34428967.

[4] "New species of ancient four-legged whale discovered in Egypt". BBC News. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2023-06-09.

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