Life reconstruction of the extinct protocetid whale Phiomicetus anubis, preying upon a sawfish. Illustration by Dr. Robert W. Boessenecker.
Understanding the evolution of the earliest whales is critical for tracing the story of the transition of whales from land to sea. Protocetidae is a group of extinct four-legged whales that falls right in the middle of that transition.
Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology center (MUVP) received a delegation from Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Romania.
Fayoum’s Zowara ecolodge has officially opened a natural museum on its Fayoum grounds in the heart of Wadi El Rayan of the Western Desert of Egypt, to help document and celebrate the rich history of its protectorate.
Taking into account the different scientific activities of MUVP Center, a team from the Center was participating in the world's largest conference for vertebrate paleontologists (SVP), which held online from 13 to 17 October 2020, with 6 research abstracts.
In its index of statistics on its official website, the respected science journal “Nature” announced that the research outputs for Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology center (MUVP) has effectively contributed to raising Mansoura University's ranking
Dr. Sanaa El-Sayed, the vice-Director of the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology center, has received an official invitation to attend the annual international conference of the Paleontological Association to be held from 16 to 18 December 2020.
In a new and unique study published in one of the most respected international journals in the field of paleontology, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (JVP), the international research team led by Dr. Sanaa El-Sayed with the participation of Professor Hesham Sallam
Prof. Hesham Sallam participated in the first meeting of the representatives of the Egyptian National Geosciences Committee,