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[...]... ety of fossil vertebrates, especially when many of those described between the covers of this book­ crocodiles and hippopotamuses, for example-obvi­ ously needed water on a scale that is not found in Arabia today Fossil Vertebrates ofArabia represents an important compilation of palaeontological data covering an association of vertebrates, both large and small, aquatic and terrestrial Most of these fossils... Haven fishes of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab E mirates Chap pp 1 20-35 12 in Fossil Vertebrates ofArabia, (ed P J Whybrmv and A Hil l) Yale University Press, London and New Haven - 1 999 Late E mirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Chap in 29 1 999 Friend, P F Rivers of the Lower Baynunah Formation, E mirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emi­ rates Chap (ed P J 5 in Fossil Vertebrates o... Emirate of Abu Dhabi Figure 1.2 The islet of Zab­ but, Arabian Gulf coast, Emirate of Abu Dhabi AND A HILL ARAlltA>'I FOSSIL VERTEBRATES �� Figure 1.3 Miocene siliceous cap-rock, Shuwaihat, Emirate of Abu Dhabi history of the Abu Dhabi Project, and Part II pre­ tors necessary for an understanding of climatic sents the geological context from which the verte­ change during the Miocene brate fossils... Republic of 32 in Fossil Vertebrates ofArabia, (ed P J Whybrow and A Hill) Yale University Press, New Haven (ed P J Whybrow and A Hill) Yale University Press, Jeffery, P A New Haven the Baynnnah Formation, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 1999 Late Miocene swan mussels fro m United Arab Emirates Chap - 1999b Fossil pecorans from the Baynunah Formation, E mi rate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emi­ 22 in Fossil Vertebrates. .. courtesy of Sah el Baz, Emirates News mil FOREWORD The fossil record of the Arabian Gulf region provides a very long history of important environ­ mental changes Concerted and collaborative efforts of local and international institutions and scholars, as embodied in this volume, are bringing about a proper understanding of Arabia's past natural his­ tory In this fossil- rich area, we have alway s known of. .. evidence of the quently scattered and abraded by sand-laden winds genus Homo in the region Part V then links the The rarity of Arabian fossil vertebrates is shown by Abu Dhabi Project to other research in Asia and the fact that despite the size of the Arabian geolog­ Mrica and includes studies of older faunas from the ical plate-which is slightly larger than the Indian Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of. .. Emirate of Abu Dhabi becomes the work of a multidisciplinary team While the systematic identification of fossils will always be the backbone of vertebrate palaeontology, other specialist studies now provide a multitude of scientific themes that range from evolutionary biol­ ogy, through palaeobiogeography and the move­ ment of continental plates, to the diagenesis and isotopes within the rocks and fossils... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London Thomas, 0 1894 On some specimens of mammals from Oman Proceedin of the Zoological Society of gs London 1894: 448-55 1900 On the mammals obtained in South­ western Arabia by Messrs Percival and Dodson Pro­ ceedings of the Zoolo gical Society of London 1900: 95-104 - Wallace, A R 1876 The Geographical Distribution of Animals with a Study of the... that the importance of the recent discover­ ies in tl1e Emirate of Abu Dhabi, especially the Baynunah fauna, can best be appreciated They provide important information about past environ­ ments and biotas FOSSIL VERTEBRATES OF ARABIA This volume provides valuable data on tl1e Oligocene and Miocene faunas of the Sultanate of Oman (Thomas et al , 1999-Chapter 30), the first record of an Eocene fauna... 1 Peninsular Arabia is here considered to include the following countries: the State of Kuwait, the State of Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Republic of Yemen 2 Further exploration of the Miocene vertebrate sites in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by European and American palaeon­ tologists has not been possible owing