The identification of the alpha taxonomy of an extinct species is the first step towards understanding its evolutionary history and relationships with other organisms. Alpha taxonomy refers to the initial classification of the specimen based on the analysis of the observable mor…
Protosiren, Eotheroides, and Eosiren are all known from the Fayum Basin, and all are represented by exceptionally complete skulls and axial skeletons with pectoral and pelvic girdles. The skeletal remain of Protosiren and Eotheroides of the Birket Qarun Formation in Wadi Al Hita…
Symbiosis is an intimate association between two or more different species encompassing a spectrum of interactions from parastism, through commenalism to mutualism. Although it was once thought to be rare and unusual, we now understand symbiosis to be remarkably common and it ha…
The southern Tethys margin constitutes an important hydrocarbon reservoir. It is formed mainly of Nummulite rich facies of the Jdeir Formation deposited during the Eocene epoch (Late Ypresian age) in the giant El-Bouri oil field-Sabratah Basin-NW Libya. Deposits of the Jdeir For…