Aral Formation

Aral Formation
Aral Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene – Miocene
Type	Formation
Location
Coordinates	50.3° N, 57.2° E W
Region	Aktyubinsk
Country	Kazakhstan

The Aral Formation is a geologic formation in Kazakhstan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.^[1] Much of its fossils consist of Glires and fish, though cetaceans and cryptobranchid salamanders are also known.

Coordinates50.3° N, 57.2° E W^[1]

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Genus	Species	Notes
Acipenser^[1]	Species indeterminate	A sturgeon.
Cyprinidae indet.^[1]	Genus and species indeterminate	A carp.
Esox^[1]	E. aralensis	A pike.
Percidae indet.^[1]	Gensu and species indeterminate	A perch.

Genus	Species	Notes
Aralocricetodon^[1]	A. schokensis	A cricetid.
Asianeomys^[1]	A. bolligeri.	An eomyid.
Eumyarion^[1]^[2]	E. tremulus	A mouse.
Eucricetodon^[1]^[2]	E. occasionalis	A mouse.
Plesiosminthus^[1]	P. tereskentensis	A jumping mouse.
Propalaeocastor^[1]	P. kumbulakensis	A castorid.

Genus	Species	Notes
Amphechinus	A. minimus	A hedgehog.
Desmaninae indet.	Indeterminate genus and species.	A desman.
Gobisorex	G. kingae.	A shrew.
Talpidae indet.	Indeterminate genus and species.	A mole.

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