Birket Qarun Formation
| Birket Qarun Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Eocene ~[1] | |
 | |
| Type | Sedimentary |
| Overlies | Gehannam Formation |
| Thickness | up to 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, claystone, shale,limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Faiyum Governorate |
| Country | Egypt |
The Birket Qarun Formation is an Eocene aged formation in Egypt. It is part of the famous Wadi al Hitan.[2]
Paleobiota
[edit]Afrotheres
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eotheroides[3] | clavigerum |  | ||||
| Dilambdogale | gheerbranti |  | ||||
| Eosiren | libyca |  | ||||
| Dimaitherium | patnaiki |
Bats
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witwatia[4] | schlosseri, eremicus | |||||
| Qarunycteris | moerisae | |||||
| Aegyptonycteris | knightae |
Primates
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karanisia | clarki | |||||
| Afradapis | longicristatus | |||||
| Nosmips | aenigmaticus | |||||
| Masradapis | tahai | |||||
| Saharagalago | misrensis | |||||
| Biretia | fayumensis, megalopsis |
Cetaceans
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorudon | atrox | 
| ||||
| Basilosaurus | isis, cetoides | 
| ||||
| Masracetus | markgrafi | 
|
Birds
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eopelecanus | aegyptiacus | 
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Crocodylomorphs
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomistoma | kerunense |
Squamates
| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigantophis | garstini | 
| ||||
| Pterosphenus | schweinfurthi | 
| ||||
| Tropidophiid | indeterminate | |||||
| Russellophiid | indeterminate | |||||
| Procerophis | sp. | |||||
| Varanus | sp. | |||||
| Booid | indeterminate | |||||
| Caenophidia | indeterminate | |||||
| Serpentes | indeterminate | |||||
| Amphisbaenia | indeterminate |
Actinopterygians
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qarmoutus | hitanensis | 
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Chondrichthyes
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhizoprionodon | sp. | |||||
| Macrorhizodus | praecursor | 
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| Negaprion | frequens, amekiensis | |||||
| Nebrius | sp. | |||||
| Alopias | sp. | |||||
| Hemipristis | sp. | |||||
| Triakidae | ||||||
| Otodus | sp. | |||||
| Hexanchus | sp. | |||||
| Squatina | sp. | |||||
| Leptocharias | sp. | |||||
| Carcharias | sp. | |||||
| Physogaleus | sp. | |||||
| Abdounia | sp. | |||||
| Crassescyliorhinus | sp. | |||||
| Galeocerdo | sp. |
| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torpedo | sp. | |||||
| Narcine | sp. |
Molluscs
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolia | placunoides | |||||
| Ostrea | reili | |||||
| Cubitostrea | multicostata | |||||
| Claibornicardia | pharaonum | |||||
| Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) | gehannamensis | |||||
| Turritella | pharaonica | |||||
| Amaea | niloatica |
Plants
[edit]| Genus | Species | Member | Locality | Material | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thalassodendron [3] | sp. |
References
[edit]- ^ Seiffert, Erik R.; Bown, Thomas M.; Clyde, William C.; Simons, Elwyn (2008), Fleagle, John G.; Gilbert, Christopher C. (eds.), "Geology, Paleoenvironment, and Age of Birket Qarun Locality 2 (BQ-2), Fayum Depression, Egypt", Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 71–86, doi:10.1007/978-0-387-73896-3_8, ISBN 978-0-387-73895-6, retrieved 2024-09-16
- ^ "Birket Qarun Formation". PBDB.org.
- ^ a b Zalmout, Iyad S.; Gingerich, Philip D. "LATE EOCENE SEA COWS (MAMMALIA, SIRENIA) FROM WADI AL HITAN IN THE WESTERN DESERT OF FAYUM, EGYPT". Univeristy of Michigan PAPERS ON PALEONTOLOGY. 37.
- ^ Gunnell, Gregg F.; Simons, Elwyn L.; Seiffert, Erik R. (2008-03-12). "New bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the late Eocene and early Oligocene, Fayum Depression, Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[1:NBMCFT]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634.