About the Authors
- Eric Buffetaut
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* E-mail: eric.buffetaut@sfr.fr
Affiliation Laboratoire de Géologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS (UMR 8538), Paris, France
- Axel-Frans Hartman
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Affiliations Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V, The Hague, the Netherlands
- Mohammed Al-Kindi
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Affiliation Petroleum Development Oman, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- Anne S. Schulp
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Affiliations Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Amsterdam VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests: Mohammed al-Kindi is employed by Petroleum Development Oman. Axel F. Hartman is employed by Petroleum Development Oman and Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. Neither Petroleum Development Oman or Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. have been involved in this study. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Analyzed the data: EB AFH MK ASS. Wrote the paper: EB AFH MK ASS. Specimen collection from 2011-2014 in the area of Al Khod, Muscat in Oman: AFH.