Fossil vertebrates of Arabia: with emphasis on the late Miocene faunas, geology, and palaeoenvironments of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

573 Pages·1999·57.22 MB·English

by  Sharikat Abū Ẓaby lil-ʻAmalīyāt al-Batrūlīyah al-Barrīyah

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CONTENTS
Foreword 6 Aeoliaannd s abkhsae dimenitnts h eM iocene
byH iEsx celSlheeniNckayhh aybainMn u barak ShuwaihFaotr matiEomni,r aotfeA buD habi,
AlN ahayan UniteAdr abE mirates
MinistfeorrH igheErd ucatiaonndS cientific CharSl.Bi rei stow 50
ResearUcnhi,t eAdr abE mirates xi
7 Diageneosfit sh eB aynunaShh,u waihat, and
Preface UpperD am Formatisoend imtesne xposein d
byK enW. Glennie Xlll theW esterRne gioEnm,i raotfeA buD habi,
UniteAdr abE mirates
Acknowledgements :xvii PetWe rD itchfield 61
Contributors XIX 8 Palaeomagnceotrirce laatnidod na tinogft he
Baynunaahn dS huwaihaFto rmatioEnmsi,r ate
Abbreviations XXlll ofA buD habiU,n iteAdr abE mirates
ErnAi.eH ailwaonodPd e tevilhyrb]r.o w 75
Map oft heW esterRne gionE,m irate
ofA bu DhabiU,n iteAdr abE mirates x:xv 9 St�blei sotoapnea lyasensdd atinogft he
M1ocenoef t heE miraotfeA buD habiU,n ited
ArabE mirates
PartI RosGs.P eebles 88
Introductsiuomnm,a ryo,v evriewa,n dh istoorfy
palaeontolroegsiecaarilcn th h eE mirateA bouf
DhabiU,n iteAdr abE mirates PartI II
Miocenfeo ssfialu nfrao m theB aynunaFho rmation,
l Introducttoifo ons svielr btreatoefsA rabia EmiraotfeA buD habiU,n iteAdr abE mirates
PeteVVhyrb]r.o wa ndAn drHeiwl l 3
Intruocdtion 108
2 Summarayn do vervioefwt h eB aynunah
faunEam,i raotfeA buD habia,n di tcso ntext l 0L atMei ocenS\eV anm usseflrso mt heB aynunah
AndrHeiwl aln dP eteWhry]b.r mv 7 FormatiEomni,r aotfeA buD habiU,n ited
Arab Emirates
3 Histyo orfp alaeontolroegsiecaarilcn th h e PauAl.J efefry Ill
WesterRne gioonf t heE miraotfeA buD habi,
UniteAdr abE mirates llA terrespturlimaoln agtaes tropfroodm thel ate
AndrHeiwl Ple,t eWrh]y.b roawn,d MiocenBea ynunaFho rmatiEomni,r aotfeA bu
WaliYdas in 15 DhabiU,n iteAdr abE mirates
PetBe.Mr o rdan 116
PartI I 12 LatMei ocenfei shoefst heE miraotfeA bu
DhabiU,n iteAdr abE mirates
Miocengee oloogfyt heW esterRne gioEnm,i raotfe
AbuD habi, UnAirtaebEd m irates PetLe.Fr o raenydS alV.l yT Y oung 120
13 Chelonfirao mt hel atMei ocene Bavnunah
Introduction 26 '
Formation, EomfiA rbautD eh abiU,n ited
Arab Emiratpeasl:a eogeogriampphliicc ations
4 Locaslt ratigroaftp hheyN eogenoeu tcroopfs
FrandceLe a ppadreeB nrto ainnd
thec oastaarle av:V estern Regiono,f Emirate
PetPearu vla Dn ijk 136
Abu DhabUin,i teAdr abE mirates
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PetW.e rD itchafinedlC dh,a rSl.Bi rei st2o8w 14 Fosscirlo codilfiraonmts h el atMei ocene
BaynunaFho rmatioofnt heE miraotfeA bu
5 Riverst hoeLf o werB aynunaFho rmation, DhabiU,n iteAdr abE miratoesst:e o"l aognyd
palaeoecology
EmiraotfeA buD habiU,n iteAdr abE mirates
lvfichRaaeulh, Ee berh(a(rDdiF nroe"y ,
PetFe.Fr r iend 38
DaniSe.Pl e mberton, and
TorsRtoesns mann 163
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CONTENTS
15A latMei ocenien sectiavnodrr oed ent fauna 25 Isotopaensde nvironmeonftt hseB aynunah
from the. BavnunFaohr matiEomni,r aotfeA bu FormatiEomni,r aotfeA buD habiU,n ited
DhabiU,n iteAdr abE mirates ArabE mirates
Hansd eB ruijn 186 JohDn. K ingston 354
16 A monkey( PrimatCeesr;c opithefcriodame ) 26 Earlisetsotn teo olfsr omt heE miraotfeA bu
thel atMei ocenoefA buD habiU,n iteAdr ab DhabiU,n iteAdr abE mirates
Emirates SallMyc Brearty 373
AndreHwi lla ndT omG undling 198
27L atMei ocenpea laeoenviroinnmA ernatbsia a :
17L atMei ocenCea rnivofrroam theE miraotfe synthesis
AbuD habi, 1Jni\irtaebEd m irates johDn. K ingstaonndA ndrew Hill 389
]ohC1.�B arry 203
18M iocene elephantids f(rMoamtm hmea lia) PartV
EmiraotfeA buD habi1J,n iteAdr abE mirates: Regionfaalu naansd fl orafsr omt heS ultanoaft e
palaeobiogeogirmapplhiicca tions Oman,t heR epubloifYc e men, MricaA,s iaa nd
PascTaals sy 209
Introduction 410
19 Hipparifornosmt hel atMei ocenBea ynunah
FormatiEomni,r aotfeA buD habiU,n ited 28L atMei ocensem all-mamfmaauln dayln amics:
ArabE mirates thec rossrooaftd hseA rabiPaenn insula
VerEai senmaannndP ete1W·h]y.b row 234 LawrencFel]y.na nn dL ouiL. sJ acobs 412
20 FossSiuli dafer omt heB aynunaFho rmation, 29 LatMei ocenseu b-SahaArfarni cvaenr tebrates,
EmiraotfeA buD habiU,n iteAdr abE mirates andth eirr elattioot nh eB aynunfaahu nEam,i ­
LaurBai shaonpdA ndreHwi ll 254 ratoef A buD habiU,n iteAdr abE mirates
420
AndreHwi ll
21A fossil hippofprootmta hmeEu msi raotfeA bu
DhabiU,n iteLdt\ raEbm irates 30 OligoceannedM iocentee rresvterritaelb rates
AlanW Gentry 271 int hes outheArrna biPaenn ins(uSlual tanoaft e
Oman)a ndt heigre odynamaincdp alaeogeo­
22 Fosspielc orafnrso mt heB aynunaFho rmation, graphsiect tings
EmiraotfeA buD habiU,ni tedA rabE mirates HerbeThrotm asJ,a cRko geSr,e vkSeetn ,
Ala1W� Gentry 290 1i1artPiinc kfoErmdm,a nueGlh eerbrant,
ZaheAlr- Sulaimaa1n�Sida, l Ailm- B�Ha4i3d0i
23 LatMei ocenBea ynunaFho rmatiEomni,r aotfe
AbuD habiU,n iteAdr abE miratfeasu:n flao,r a, 31 Geolo,gf yruistese,d asn,d v ertebr(a? tSeisr e'> nia
andl ocalities fromt heK aninaFho rmati(omni ddEloec ene),
PeterW]h.y braonwd D ianCal ements3 17 RepubloifYc e men
MustaLfaat ifAs-SPaertuerriV],Vh. y broawn,d
MargareEt. C ollinson 443
PartIV
Proboscitdaepahno nomiys,o topaensd, 32 A dinosafurro mt heR epubloifYc e men
environmeonftt hseB aynunFaohr matiaornt;i facts LouiLs.j acoPbhsi,l Al.i Mpu rry,
fromt heW esterRne gioEnm,i raotfeA buD habi; WilliRa.mD ownsa,n d
andA rabipaanl aeoenvironments HameAd. ElN-akhal 45-1
Introduction 336 33A rabiTaenr tifaaruyn flao,r aa,n dl octaileis
PeterW]h.y braonwd D ianCal ements4 60
24 Taphonomoyft heS huwaihparto bosddean,
latMei ocenEem,i raotfeA buD habiU,n ited
ArabE mirates
PetAenrd rews 338
. Y1 36O ligocaenndMe i ocepnael aenoocgeraaphy-a
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Index 509
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