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Baynunah Formation
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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 in the Cenozoic Era.
Geology
Fauna
Fossils of the hippopotamus genus Archaeopotamus have been found in the formation
Birds
Mammals
Artiodactyls
Bovids
Giraffids
Hippotamids
Suidae
Carnivorans
Perissodactyls
Primates
Proboscideans
Rodents
Fish
Stegotetrabelodon footprints
Footprints attributed to Stegotetrabelodon have been found in the formation.
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