About the Authors

Benjamin P. Kear

benjamin.kear@geo.uu.se

Affiliation Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Thomas H. Rich

Affiliation Palaeontology Department, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Patricia Vickers-Rich

Affiliation School of Geosciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mohammed A. Ali

Affiliation Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Yahya A. Al-Mufarreh

Affiliation Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Adel H. Matari

Affiliation Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abdu M. Al-Massari

Affiliation Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abdulaziz H. Nasser

Affiliation Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Yousry Attia

† Deceased.

Affiliation Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mohammed A. Halawani

Affiliation Saudi Geological Survey, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BPK. Performed the experiments: BPK. Analyzed the data: BPK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MAA YAAM MAH. Wrote the paper: BPK THR PVR MAA. Participated in research and coordinated field logistics: MAA YAAM AHM AMAM AHN YA MAH.