reservoir in the Western Desert of Egypt, and represents a good example to illustrate the
paleoclimatic conditions and paleogeographical evolution in the southern Neo-Tethys
region during Early Cenomanian. It is also particularly important for its diverse vertebrate
fauna including dipnoans, chelonians, crocodyliforms, squamates, plesiosaurs, decapod
crustaceans and dinosaurs, which reflect sustained regional biostratigraphical and …