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Paleontological site in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt
Wādī al-Ḥītān (Arabic: وادي الحيتان, lit. 'Wadi of the Whales' Egyptian Arabic pronunciation:[ˈwa.diːelˈħit.æːn]ⓘ) is a paleontological site in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt, some 150 kilometres (93 mi) south-west of Cairo.[1] It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site[2] in July 2005[3] for its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of whale, the archaeoceti (a now extinct sub-order of whales). The site reveals evidence for the explanation of one of the greatest mysteries of the evolution of whales: the emergence of the whale as an ocean-going mammal from a previous life as a land-based animal.[4]
No other place in the world yields the number, concentration and quality of such fossils, nor their accessibility and setting in an attractive and protected landscape.[5] The valley was therefore inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.[2]
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Wādīal-Ḥītān (Arabic: وادي الحيتان, lit. 'Wadi of the Whales' Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈwa.diː elˈħit.æːn] ) is a paleontological site in the...
teeth" in reference to the double-rooted teeth) and Harlan agreed. Wādīal-Ḥītān (Arabic: وادي الحيتان, lit. 'Valley of the Whales') is an Egyptian sandstone...
(27 mi) from the city Wadi Elrayan or Wadi Rayan, the largest waterfalls in Egypt, around 50 km (31 mi) from the city WadiAl-Hitan or Valley of whales...
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precisely the Basilosaurus in Fayoum's Wadi Zeuglodon (or wadial-Hitan, Whale Valley) Another whale in Wadi Zeuglodon is the Dorudon Primitive whale...
transition from land to water was completed in about 10 million years. The WadiAl-Hitan ("Whale Valley") in Egypt contains numerous skeletons of Basilosaurus...
catfish whose fossils were first discovered in Birket Qarun Formation, WadiAl-Hitan, Egypt. It lived during the Eocene period around 37 million years ago...
Priabonian stage/age) deposits of the Birket Qarun Formation within the WadiAl-Hitan World Heritage Site in Egypt. A more complete fossil pelican of early...
earliest recorded fossil pelican, recovered from the late Eocene of WadiAl-Hitan, Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41: e1903910. doi:10.1080/02724634...
an extinct genus of pelican from the Birket Qarun Formation in the Wadi El Hitan in Egypt, dating to the late Eocene (Priabonian). The holotype, a right...
Archaeoceti) from WadiAlHitan, Egypt, and the transition to tail-powered swimming in whales". PLOS ONE 15(3): e0230596 Thewissen et al. 2001, p. 277 Rose...
paleocoordinates 24°36′N 26°12′E / 24.6°N 26.2°E / 24.6; 26.2) in WadiAl-Hitan, Egypt. The species is named after anthropologist and primate researcher...
geological formation located in Egypt. The formation is part of the Wadi El Hitan World Heritage Site. The Qasr el Sagha Formation overlies the Birket...
lake, is known for its extensive dune formations. In the northwest is Wadi El Hitan, a protectorate containing fossils of extinct whales including Tutcetus...
2010. "W-Arly-Pendjari Complex". UNESCO. Retrieved 29 September 2017. "WadiAl-Hitan (Whale Valley)". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010. Map all coordinates...
August 2011. "Saint Catherine Area". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "WadiAl-Hitan (Whale Valley)". UNESCO. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "The Ahwar of Southern...
Desert around the region around Al Fayuum, Wadi El-Rayan Protected Area and The Valley of the Whales or WadiAl-Hitan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Due...
around during the Eocene. Fossils of this turtle have been discovered at Wadi El Hitan as of November 2020. "Cordichelys antiqua (Andrews, 1903)". www.gbif...
dunes and palm trees. It is also close to Wadi Elrayan waterfall and the paleontological site WadiAl-Hitan, which have inspired scenic artists. In 2009...
preserved, known as fossil parks or fossil reserves, worldwide by country. WadiAl-Hitan - Valley of The Whales, Fayyoum, Western Desert West Coast Fossil Park...
earliest recorded fossil pelican, recovered from the late Eocene of WadiAl-Hitan, Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (1): e1903910. Bibcode:2021JVPal...
Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010. "WadiAl-Hitan (Whale Valley)". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010. "Sanganeb Marine National...
earliest recorded fossil pelican, recovered from the late Eocene of WadiAl-Hitan, Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (1): e1903910. Bibcode:2021JVPal...
1110 Cuba Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos Cultural 1202 Egypt WadiAl-Hitan (Whale Valley) Natural 1186 France Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste...
Gingerich P.D. (2012), “Late Eocene sea cows (Mammalia, Sirenia) from WadialHitan in the western desert of Fayum, Egypt”, University of Michigan Papers...
Uhen, M. D. (1994). "Late Eocene sea cows (Mammalia, Sirenia) from WadiAlHitan in the Fayum Basin, Egypt". Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology...
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