COMMUNITY ANALYSES OF THE EOCENE FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES IN THE EXPOSED WADI ELRAYAN AREA, SOUTHWEST FAYOUM TOWN, EGYPT

The geology of Wadi EL-Rayan area attracted the attention of many scientists especially the geologists since the late nineteenth century until the present days; particularly it represents the most interested site of vertebrate fossils in Egypt. It is locaWadi Al-Hitan is the most important site in the world to demonstrate one of the iconic changes that make up the record of life on Earth: the evolution of the whales. It portrays vividly their form and mode of life during their transition from land animals