TY - JOUR
T1 - The first described Arsinoitherium from the upper Eocene Aydim Formation of Oman
T2 - Biogeographic implications
AU - Al-Sayigh, Abdul Razak
AU - Nasir, Sobhi
AU - Schulp, Anne S.
AU - Stevens, Nancy J.
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - A new fossiliferous locality is discovered from the upper Eocene Aydim Formation, in Dhofar, Southern Sultanate of Oman. A left ulna of Arsinoitherium is described, and cranial and postcranial specimens found in close proximity are referred to the same taxon. The locality is promising for the recovery of additional fossil specimens. Moreover, the presence of Arsinoitherium in Oman is of biogeographic significance; as the Red Sea did not exist during the late Eocene, these large-bodied animals were able to freely travel between what is now the Arabian Peninsula and continental Africa.
AB - A new fossiliferous locality is discovered from the upper Eocene Aydim Formation, in Dhofar, Southern Sultanate of Oman. A left ulna of Arsinoitherium is described, and cranial and postcranial specimens found in close proximity are referred to the same taxon. The locality is promising for the recovery of additional fossil specimens. Moreover, the presence of Arsinoitherium in Oman is of biogeographic significance; as the Red Sea did not exist during the late Eocene, these large-bodied animals were able to freely travel between what is now the Arabian Peninsula and continental Africa.
KW - Afro-Arabia
KW - Arsinoitherium
KW - Aydim Formation
KW - Biogeography
KW - Oman
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U2 - 10.1016/j.palwor.2007.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.palwor.2007.07.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41449109621
SN - 1871-174X
VL - 17
SP - 41
EP - 46
JO - Palaeoworld
JF - Palaeoworld
IS - 1
ER -