Baynunah Formation

Coordinates: 24°1′48″N 53°2′18″E / 24.03000°N 53.03833°E / 24.03000; 53.03833
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Baynunah Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene
~8.0–6.0 Ma
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesShuwaihat Formation
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, conglomerate
Location
Coordinates24°1′48″N 53°2′18″E / 24.03000°N 53.03833°E / 24.03000; 53.03833
RegionAl Gharbia
Country United Arab Emirates
Baynunah Formation is located in United Arab Emirates
Baynunah Formation
Baynunah Formation (United Arab Emirates)

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.

Geology[edit]

Fauna[edit]

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

Mammals[edit]

Artiodactyls
Bovids
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Pachyportax P. latidens
Tragoportax T. cyrenaicus
Hippotamids
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Archaeopotamus A. lothagamensis
A. qeshta
Carnivorans
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Plesiogulo P. praecocidens
Perissodactyls
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Primates
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Proboscideans
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Stegotetrabelodon[4] S. emiratus A primitive elephantid.
Tetralophodon[4] Indeterminate A gomphothere
Gomphotheriidae[4]
Deinotherium[4] D. aff. bozasi A deinotheriid
Rodents
Taxa Species Locality Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images
Abudhabia A. baynunensis
Myocricetodon M. sp
Parapelomys P. cf. charkhensis
Protohummus P. dango

Fish[edit]

Taxon Notes Image
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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d e f g h 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[edit]

  • Vickers-Rich, Patricia & Rich, Thomas Hewett (1993); Wildlife of Gondwana. Reed. ISBN 0-7301-0315-3