Where: Western Desert, Egypt (27.7° N, 28.5° E: paleocoordinates 27.4° N, 28.1° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; sandstone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: bone collector

Collection methods: bulk, quarrying, surface (in situ),

Primary reference: M. Pickford, H. Wanas, and H. Soliman. 2006. Indications for a humid climate in the Western Desert of Egypt 11–10 Myr ago: evidence from Galagidae (Primates, Mammalia). Comptes Rendus Palevol 5(8):935-943 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 77023: authorized by Patricia Holroyd, entered by Patricia Holroyd on 16.12.2007

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