. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. LATE CRETACEOUS CARBONATE PLATFORM FAUNAS 93 benthic community structure. Indeed, the small collections brought back to London for examination here by relevant experts generated considerable interest. Consequently a sec- ond expedition was mounted to study the entire macrofauna from these important sections and to investigate the lithofa- cies and palaeoenvironments in more detail. In January, 1992 three of us (ABS, NJM, ASG) spent two weeks exploring, logging and collecting from the late Cretaceous outcrops that form the western mar
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. LATE CRETACEOUS CARBONATE PLATFORM FAUNAS 93 benthic community structure. Indeed, the small collections brought back to London for examination here by relevant experts generated considerable interest. Consequently a sec- ond expedition was mounted to study the entire macrofauna from these important sections and to investigate the lithofa- cies and palaeoenvironments in more detail. In January, 1992 three of us (ABS, NJM, ASG) spent two weeks exploring, logging and collecting from the late Cretaceous outcrops that form the western margins of the Oman Mountains along the United Arab Emirates Oman borders region. It is the results of these two bouts of fieldwork that form the subject of the following papers. STUDY AREA Our study area lies along the border between the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman (Fig. 1). Outcrops in this region comprise small, generally outlying jebels along the western fringes of the Oman Mountains. Collection and logging was carried out at eight sites ranging from Jebel Huwayyah in the south to Jebel Faiyah in the north (Fig. 2). Sections were measured at each jebel and macrofauna col- lected or noted bed by bed. Details of the outcrops studied are as follows: 1. Jebel Huwayyah (Figs 2, 3). Two sections were logged and their faunas collected systematically. Jebel Huwayyah, section 1. Southeastern corner of the U-shaped Jebel immediately to the north of the dirt track and about 3 km SE of the northwestern corner of the jebel, 10 km NE of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Map reference: Buraymi Sheet 1:100,000 NG-40-140; grid reference 842,878. Jebel Huwayyah, section 2. Western face of the eastern limb of the jebel approximately 2 km SSE of the northwestern corner of the jebel, 10 km NE of Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Map Reference: Buraymi Sheet 1:100,000, NG-40-140; grid reference 823, 2. Jebel Bu Milh (Fig. 3). Two sections were studied in detail. Jebel Bu Milh, secti
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