Aral Formation


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

Paleobiota

The Aral Formation has yielded a rich variety of extinct mammals. Many of its mammal fauna consists of the clade Glires with rodents being particularly numerous.

Osteichthyes

GenusSpeciesNotesImages
AcipenserSpecies indeterminateA sturgeon.
Cyprinidae indet.Genus and species indeterminateA carp.
EsoxE. aralensisA pike.
Percidae indet.Gensu and species indeterminateA perch.

Urodela

GenusSpeciesNotesImages
Cryptobranchidae indet.Genus and species indeterminate.A giant salamander.-