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A thousand and one fossils discoveries in the desert at Al Gharbia, United Arab Emirates = Alf aḥfūr wa-aḥfūr : iktishāfāt min al-zaman al-saḥīq fī Ṣaḥrāʼ al-Gharbīyah, Abū Ẓaby, al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah /
"This book in English and Arabic provides a visual summary of the prehistory of the Arabian Peninsula, describing the plant and animal diversity that existed there some seven million years ago through discoveries by an international team of paleontologists from Germany, France, the United State...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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New Haven, Connecticut : [Abu Dhabi] :
Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University ; Abu Dhabi Tourism and Cultural Authority, United Arab Emirates,
2016.
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| Physical Description: |
105 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 x 32 cm. |
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| Summary: | "This book in English and Arabic provides a visual summary of the prehistory of the Arabian Peninsula, describing the plant and animal diversity that existed there some seven million years ago through discoveries by an international team of paleontologists from Germany, France, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates"--Provided by publisher. "This lavish volume celebrates the astonishing wealth of fossils uncovered in recent decades in Abu Dhabi's desert. These prehistoric findings, around seven million years in age, record a period when the region was lush, green, and teeming with diverse mammals, all now extinct. With more than one hundred full-color photographs, including reconstructions of extinct animals, this book is both a visual delight and a unique glimpse into Arabia's ancient past. All text in the book is presented in both English and Arabic." -- Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | Issued in a case. "Published with support from the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, United Arab Emirates"--Title page verso. |
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English and Arabic. |
| Physical Description: |
105 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 x 32 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-102). |
| ISBN: | 9781933789071 1933789077 |