Carnivora from the Baynunah Formation
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چکیده
I describe new specimens of carnivoran mammals from the continental late Miocene Baynunah Formation, exposed in western coastal region Abu Dhabi Emirate. New material collected between 2002 and 2014 includes dental mustelid Plesiogulo sp. a large-sized hyaenid, postcranial remains an upper canine machairodontine felid, postcrania tooth medium-sized mustelid. The latter two are taxonomic records for Formation. With minimum six species, assemblage Formation is richest known Arabian Peninsula.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology series
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1877-9085', '1877-9077']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83883-6_11