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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