Moghara Formation
| Moghara Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Aquitanian-Burdigalian ~ [1] |
The Moghara Formation is a geologic formation located in Egypt. It preserves numerous fossils of extinct vertebrates. It is dated to the Miocene epoch.
Description
The Moghara Formation is composed of siliclastic sediments.[2] Its age has been estimated 21 to 17 mya.[2] Its thickness has been estimated at 400 meters in thickness.[2] It was defined by Said et al in 1962 and the palaeonvironment of Moghra has been suggested to be a series of estuarine units stacked in a net transgressive stratigraphy.[2]
Paleobiota of the Moghara Formation
Mammalia
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megistotherium | M.osteothlates | Skull | A gigantic hyaenodont.[3] |
| Amphicyon | A.giganteus | Cranial material | A gigantic amphicyonid.[4] |
| Mogharacyon | M.anubsi | Cranial material | An amphicyonid.[4] |
| Prolibytherium | P.magnieri | Cranial material | A prolibytheriid.[5] |
| Brachyodus | B.africanus | Cranial material | An anthracothere.[6] |
| Aceratherium | A.sp | Teeth | A rhinoceratid.[6] |
| Zygolophodon | Z.aegytipicus | Skull | A mammutid.[7] |
| Archaeobelodon | A.sp. | Skull | An amebelodontid.[7] |
Reptilia
| Genus | Species | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rimasuchus | R.lloydi | Skull | A large crocodylian.[6] |
| Varanus | V.sp | Vertebrae | A monitor lizard.[2] |
| Python (genus) | P.sp | Vertebrae | A python.[2] |
References
- ^ Georgalis, G. L.; Abdel Gawad, M. K.; Hassan, S. M.; El-Barkooky, A. N.; Hamdan, M. A. (2020). "Oldest co-occurrence of Varanus and Python from Africa-first record of squamates from the early Miocene of Moghra Formation, Western Desert, Egypt". PeerJ. 8 e9092. doi:10.7717/peerj.9092. PMC 7255343. PMID 32509449.
- ^ a b c d e f Georgalis, Georgios L.; Abdel Gawad, Mohamed K.; Hassan, Safiya M.; El-Barkooky, Ahmed N.; Hamdan, Mohamed A. (2020). "Oldest co-occurrence of Varanus and Python from Africa-first record of squamates from the early Miocene of Moghra Formation, Western Desert, Egypt". PeerJ. 8 e9092. doi:10.7717/peerj.9092. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 7255343. PMID 32509449.
- ^ Morlo, Michael; Miller, Ellen R.; El-Barkooky, Ahmed N. (2007-03-12). "Creodonta and Carnivora from Wadi Moghra, Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (1): 145–159. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[145:CACFWM]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634.
- ^ a b Morlo, Michael; Miller, Ellen R.; Bastl, Katharina; Abdelgawad, Mohamed K.; Hamdan, Mohammed; El-Barkooky, Ahmed N.; Nagel, Doris (2019). "New Amphicyonids (Mammalia, Carnivora) from Moghra, Early Miocene, Egypt". Geodiversitas. 41 (21): 731–745. Bibcode:2019Geodv..41..731M. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a21.
- ^ Pickford, Martin (2001). "Discovery of Prolibytherium magnieri Arambourg, 1961 (Artiodactyla, Climacoceratidae) in Egypt" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Wadi Moghara site".
- ^ a b Sanders, William J.; Miller, Ellen R. (2002). "New proboscideans from the early Miocene of Wadi Moghara, Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (2): 388. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0388:NPFTEM]2.0.CO;2. Retrieved 2026-04-25.