This paper presents an overview of the Cenozoic stratigraphic record in the Sahara, and
shows that the strata display some remarkably similar characteristics across much of the …

Salamanders are a model system for studying the rates and patterns of the evolution of new
anatomical structures,,,. Recent discoveries of abundant Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous …

The type, distribution, and tiering of continental trace fossils (ichnofossils) are useful tools for
deciphering continental environments in both outcrop and core. This atlas presents the latest …

Abstract Analysis of fifty-eight paleosol trace fossil assemblages, ranging from the Triassic to
the Recent, allows refinement of continental ichnofacies models and the proposal of a …

We define 17 African land mammal ages, or AFLMAs, covering the Cenozoic record of the
Afro-arabian continent, the planet's second largest land mass. While fossiliferous deposits …

Egypt has long been famous for its Eocene marine mammals, Sirenia and Cetacea, which
have come principally from two areas:(1) Gebei Mokattam and nearby hills just east of Cairo …

The sedimentary record of aeolian sand systems extends from the A rchean to the Q
uaternary, yet current understanding of aeolian sedimentary processes and product remains …

Morphological, molecular, and biogeographic data bearing on early primate evolution
suggest that the clade containing extant (or 'crown') strepsirrhine primates (lemurs, lorises …

The family Podocnemididae consists of 20 genera and 30 species considered here as valid
and diagnosable by cranial characters. Three of these genera and eight species persist into …

The Jebel Qatrani Formation of northern Egypt has produced Afro-Arabia's primary record of
Paleogene mammalian evolution, including the world's most complete remains of early …