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The faunal association, which is revealed by newly discovered, well preserved, and therefore highly diverse assemblages, enabled us to recognize some phylogenetic trends in the Upper Cretaceous oysters. In the present study, the oyster faunal collection from El-Sheik Fadl-Ras Gharib stretch, Eastern Desert, Egypt, identifies some of the processes by which distinct species may have transformed into another as a result of the change in the environmental conditions. The applied qualitative and quantitative techniques exhibited considerable stability in assigning the relationships among taxa.
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We are grateful to Prof. Dr. Oyvind Hammer of the Paleontology Museum, Oslo, Norway, and Prof. Dr. Abdel-Gelil Hewaidy of the Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, for their assistance and fruitful discussions. Prof. Dr. Richard A. Reyment of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, is deeply acknowledged for reviewing this manuscript.
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Abdelhady, A.A., Elewa, A.M. (2010). Evolution of the Upper Cretaceous Oysters: Traditional Morphometrics Approach. In: Elewa, A. (eds) Morphometrics for Nonmorphometricians. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 124. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-95853-6_6
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