The ichthyological diversity registered confirms the presence of a permanent freshwater environment in the African northern region with a probable hydrological system of significant size and including streams and possibly lakes or ponds (see also environmental discussion on the subcontemporaneous site at Birket Qarun [6 ]).

I dined at my brother T.D.'s, where Veronica and Jamie should have been, but they were both ill, Veronica of a cold, Jamie of the rash fever.

Hallelujah! It’s finally the weekend!

Benthic insects that crawl about on various surfaces of such substrates as rocks, fine sediments, woody debris, or leaf packs can be termed sprawlers.