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Wādī al-Ḥītān (Whale Valley) is unusual in having such a large concentration of fossil whales (1500 marine vertebrate fossil skeletons) in a relatively small area. The fossils of whales vary from single bones to entire skeletons, and a number of partial skeletons are currently on display in the public part of the park.
The Birket Qarun Formation is an Eocene aged formation in Egypt. It is part of the famous Wadi al Hitan. [2] Notable fossils include the ancient whales Basilosaurus and Dorudon as well as sirenians Eotheroides and Eosiren.
The Wadi al-Hitan, known for its numerous whale fossils and since 2005 UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site, forms the south-western end. The deposits of the Fayyum belong to various geological formations. They are mainly composed of limestone, siltstone and sandstone. The lower sections consist of marine sediments, while the upper, continental ...
Fayoum's whale or Zeuglodon or more precisely the Basilosaurus in Fayoum's Wadi Zeuglodon (or wadi al-Hitan, Whale Valley) Another whale in Wadi Zeuglodon is the Dorudon; Primitive whale from Fayum Depression Phiomicetus; Arsinoitherium, a rhinoceros like animal with two horns Arsinoitherium zitteli; Arsinoitherium andrewsi; Elephants in Fayoum
Researchers in Egypt unearthed one of the smallest early whale species. The basilosaurid is the oldest aquatic whale found in Africa, the new study said.
Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) Faiyum: 2005 1186; viii (cultural) Wadi Al-Hitan is the most important fossil site to the study of the evolution of cetaceans from terrestrial to marine mammals. Excavations have uncovered numerous often complete fossils of the earliest order of whales, archaeoceti, in the last
Skeleton of B. isis at Wadi El Hitan Basilosaurus isis fossil, Nantes History Museum in France. Wādī al-Ḥītān (Arabic: وادي الحيتان, lit. 'Valley of the Whales') is an Egyptian sandstone formation where many early-whale skeletons were discovered. [17]
Residents in the Wadi al-Qamar neighborhood have been engaged in a prolonged legal battle with the Alexandria cement factory, APCC, filing multiple lawsuits, said Hoda Nasrallah, a lawyer for the ...