Moghara Formation 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] [ 2] [ 2] [ 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 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 . 1 2 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) . 1 2 3 "Wadi Moghara site" .1 2 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 .