Fossil vertebrates of Arabia: with emphasis on the late Miocene faunas, geology, and palaeoenvironments of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates PDF
Preview Fossil vertebrates of Arabia: with emphasis on the late Miocene faunas, geology, and palaeoenvironments of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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A nimals, FossZ,ialb-y- Abu (UniteArda bE mirat:eE sm irate) DesignbeydI nH ouseP roductCioomnp anyM,i n I.W hybrowP,e teJr. II.H illA,n drePw. neapolMiisn,n esoatnad,s eti nG allitayrpdbe y T he IIIS.h arikAabtuZ, abyl ilA-n'1 allayla-tB atrillfyah ClarinCdoam panyC,la rinad, IowaP.r intiendt he al-BarrfyIVa.h U.n iteAdr abE miratMeisn.i stry UniteSdt atoefsA mericbayE dwardBsr otheAnrns , forH igher EducaantdiS ocni entRiefsieca rch. A.rborM,i chigan. QE84l.F65139 99 566'.095357--dc21 97-41809 CIP Thep apeirn t hibso okm eettsh eg uidelifnoerps e r A catalorgeuceo rfdo rt hibso oki sa vailafbrloem manenacned d urabiolfit thyeC ommittoeneP ro theB ritiLsihb rary. ductiGounid elifnoerBs o okL ongeviotfty h e CouncoinlL ibraRreys ources. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ToJ onathaAnl)e xa)n dV alerWihey brow)· toM ay Hilla)n dt ot hem emoroyf R owlanHdi ll)· anda lstoot hem emoroyf R ogeHra milton andC oliPna ttersFoRnS) 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 Pet]e.lVhyr b rowP,e tF.e Fr1 'iend) 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 miD 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 -:. --:-t:thyan ArabiGaunl tfh,Me e diterraanneda n, review -)rdi'Tse rtioacreya ns NormaMna cLeod SOl -=-oduction 476 Index 509 --=--:-:; ,et ermiTneatlh yeavne nat :c rirteivcioaeflw :::ec onflicatgiedn egt erminfaottrih oen s Arabicco ntents 566 connecotfit ohnMe e diterrfarnoetmah ne _ �diaOnce an :_G eoffreyA dasmD,e ryDc.Bk a ylainsds , - ·mE .W hittaker 47 7 · -= ..J:.igocenea ndM iocepnael aeeooggraapnhdy :ratigroafpt hhyce i rc-uMmeidterranean =-�!!ion ��-Rdig jl 485
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