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 Miocene epoch of the Neogene period[1] in the Cenozoic Era.

Baynunah Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene
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TypeGeological formation
UnderliesShuwaihat Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates24°1′48″N 53°2′18″E
RegionAl Gharbia
Country United Arab Emirates
Baynunah Formation (United Arab Emirates)

Fauna

Fossils of the hippopotamus genus Archaeopotamus have been found in the formation[2][3]

Birds
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Diamantornis D. laini
Struthio S. cf. karatheodoris
Phalacrocorax P. sp.
Bovids
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Afrotragus A. libycus
Miotragocerus M. cyrenaicus
Pachyportax P. latidens
Prostrepsiceros P. vinayaki
Tragoportax T. cyrenaicus
Giraffids
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Paleotragus P. aff. germaini
Samotherium S. cf. sp.
Hippotamids
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Archaeopotamus A. lothagamensis
A. qeshta
Suidae
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Nyanzachoerus N. syrticus
Propotamochoerus P. hysudricus

Carnivorans
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Plesiogulo P. praecocidens

Perissodactyls
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Hipparion H. abudhabiense

Primates
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages

Proboscideans
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Stegotetrabelodon[4] S. emiratus A primitive elephantid.
Tetralophodon[4] Indeterminate A gomphothere.
Gomphotheriidae[4] Indeterminate. A gomphothere.
Deinotherium[4] D. aff. bozasi A deinotheriid

Rodents
TaxaSpeciesLocalityStratigraphic positionMaterialNotesImages
Abudhabia A. baynunensis
Dendromus D. sp
Jebelus J. rex
Myocricetodon M. sp
Parapelomys P. cf. charkhensis
Protohummus P. dango

Fish
TaxonNotesImage
Bagrus[5]
Clarias[5]At least two species (possibly 3)
Labeobarbus[5]Cyprinid
 ?Capoeta[5]Probably Capoeta
African cichlid[5]At least one species
Percomorpha[5]Intermediate
Pristid sawfish[5]
Daysatid stingray[5]

Stegotetrabelodon footprints

Footprints attributed to Stegotetrabelodon have been found in the formation.[6]

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, Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology, 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. Otera, Olga. Home Sands of Time Chapter Fishes from the Baynunah Formation. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_7.
  6. 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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