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A thousand and one fossils : discoveries in the desert at Al Gharbia, United Arab Emirates = Alf aḥfūr wa-aḥfūr : iktishāfāt min al-zaman al-saḥīq fī Ṣaḥrāʼ al-Gharbīyah, Abū Ẓaby, al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah / Faysal Bibi, Andrew Hill, Mark Beech.
Language: English, Arabic Publisher: New Haven, Connecticut : Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, [2016]Distributor: New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press, [date of distribution not identified]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 105 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 x 32 cmContent type:- text
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- 9781933789071
- 1933789077
- 1001 fossils
- Alf aḥfūr wa-aḥfūr : iktishāfāt min al-zaman al-saḥīq fī Ṣaḥrāʼ al-Gharbīyah, Abū Ẓaby, al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah [Added title page title]
- Animals, Fossil -- Arabian Peninsula
- Vertebrates, Fossil -- United Arab Emirates
- Animals, Fossil -- United Arab Emirates
- Fossils -- United Arab Emirates
- Fossils -- Arabian Peninsula
- Paleontology -- Arabian Peninsula
- Paleontology -- Miocene
- Paleontology -- United Arab Emirates
- Animals, Fossil
- Fossils
- Paleontology
- Arabian Peninsula -- History
- Baynunah Formation (United Arab Emirates)
- Arabian Peninsula
- QE 756. A73 B53 2016
Contents:
Introduction -- Geological time -- What is a fossil? -- Paleoenvironments and the Baynunah River -- Arabian rivers -- Al Gharbia landscapes -- Elephants -- Carnivores -- Giraffes -- Antelopes -- Horses -- Hippopotamuses -- Pigs -- Monkeys -- Rodents -- Birds -- Reptiles -- Fish -- Snails and mussels -- Insects -- Plants -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- A brief history of paleontological exploration in Abu Dhabi -- Further reading -- The authors -- Credits.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | QE 756. A73 B53 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | c20033098 |
Issued in a case.
"Published with support from the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, United Arab Emirates"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-102).
Introduction -- Geological time -- What is a fossil? -- Paleoenvironments and the Baynunah River -- Arabian rivers -- Al Gharbia landscapes -- Elephants -- Carnivores -- Giraffes -- Antelopes -- Horses -- Hippopotamuses -- Pigs -- Monkeys -- Rodents -- Birds -- Reptiles -- Fish -- Snails and mussels -- Insects -- Plants -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- A brief history of paleontological exploration in Abu Dhabi -- Further reading -- The authors -- Credits.
English and Arabic.
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