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A Thousand and One Fossils : Discoveries in the Desert at Al Gharbia, United Arab Emirates, Hardback Book

A Thousand and One Fossils : Discoveries in the Desert at Al Gharbia, United Arab Emirates Hardback

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A lavish volume in celebration of the astonishing fossils uncovered in Abu Dhabi’s deserts, a region once lush, green, and teeming with now-extinct animals 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. Distributed for the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

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