Egypt's Prehistoric Fauna: An Auc Press Nature Foldout

by Dominique Navarro and Matthew Lamanna

At the World Heritage site of Wadi al-Hitan, or the Valley of the Whales, in Egypt's Western Desert, an ecotour in the desert reveals a site of invaluable prehistoric fossils, from whales and rays to sea turtles and crocodiles. Forty million years ago, this region in Egypt was submerged under the ocean, with a coastline of mangrove swamps. Yet while this site reveals incredible steps in the evolution of some species, it also proves the extraordinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774165942
• ISBN13: 9789774165948
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 8 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.1"
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12