Baynunah Formation
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 epoch of the Miocene Period,[1] in the Cenozoic Era.
| 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 |
| Region | Al Gharbia |
| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
  Baynunah Formation (United Arab Emirates) | |
Paleofauna
Fossil of the hippopotamus genus Archaeopotamus have been found in the formation[2]
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".
Further reading
- Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3
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