The Baynunah Formation is a palaeontological formation located in the western region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

It dates to the Upper Miocene epoch of the Neogene period[1] in the Cenozoic Era.

Fossils of the hippopotamus genus Archaeopotamus have been found in the formation[2][3] [4][5] Qal’a (RAQ 1, 2), Gerain al Aysh (GAA 3, 4, 8), Ras Dubay’ah (RDB 4), Ruwais (RUW), Shuwaihat (SHU 2, 3, 4, 8), and Umm Al Khabir (UAK 1) Footprints attributed to Stegotetrabelodon have been found in the formation.

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