Late Miocene karst system at Sheikh Abdallah, between Bahariya and Farafra, Western Desert, Egypt: Implications for palaeoclimate and geomorphology

Geologica Acta

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-487

  Wanas, H A ^a   Pickford, M ^b   Mein, P ^c   Soliman, H ^a   Segalen, L ^d  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

^b Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Egypt; Geomorphology; Karst; Late Miocene; Palaeoclimatology; Palaeontology

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; KARST; MIOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEONTOLOGY;

EGYPT; WESTERN DESERT;

ANURA; GALAGONIDAE; HYSTRICIDAE; MYOXIDAE; SERPENTES; SORICIDAE; VALLESIA;

EID: 77953092499     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1344/105.000001450     Document Type: Article

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