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. Its age has been estimated 21 to 17 mya. Its thickness has been estimated at 400 meters in thickness. 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.
Paleobiota of the Moghara Formation
Mammalia +Mammals of The Moghara FormationGenusSpeciesMaterialNotesMegistotheriumM.osteothlatesSkullA gigantic hyaenodont.AmphicyonA.giganteusCranial materialA gigantic amphicyonid.MogharacyonM.anubsiCranial materialAn amphicyonid.ProlibytheriumP.magnieriCranial materialA prolibytheriid.BrachyodusB.africanusCranial materialAn anthracothere.AceratheriumA.spTeethA rhinoceratid.ZygolophodonZ.aegytipicusSkullA mammutid.ArchaeobelodonA.sp.SkullAn amebelodontid.
Reptilia +Reptiles of the Moghara FormationGenusSpeciesMaterialNotesRimasuchusR.lloydiSkullA large crocodylian.VaranusV.spVertebraeA monitor lizard.Python (genus)P.spVertebraeA python.
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