Ras al-Qal’a (Miocene of the United Arab Emirates)

Also known as RAQ 2-1

Where: Abu Dabi, United Arab Emirates (24.2° N, 53.0° E: paleocoordinates 22.5° N, 51.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

When: Baynunah Formation, Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 5.3 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: B. P. Kraatz, F. Bibi, A. Hill and M. Beech. 2013. A new fossil thryonomyid from the Late Miocene of the United Arab Emirates and the origin of African cane rats. Naturwissenschaften 100:437-449 [M. Uhen/S. Alam/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 151879: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Jenna David on 15.10.2013, edited by Mark Uhen

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Thryonomyidae
Protohummus dango Kraatz et al. 2013 cane rat