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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.
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.[1]
Bivalves Genus Species Notes Images Corbula [1] C. helmerseni A bivalve
Chondrichthyes Genus Species Notes Images Odontaspis [1] Species indeterminate A sand tiger shark.
Osteichthyes Urodela Genus Species Notes Images Cryptobranchidae indet.[1] Genus and species indeterminate. A giant salamander.
Mammals Rodents Lagomorpha Genus Species Notes Images Desmatolagus D. gobiensis, D. simplex, D. periaralicus .A rabbit.
Eulipotyphla Genus Species Notes Images 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.
Cetacea Genus Species Notes Images Delphinidae indet. Indeterminate genus and species. A dolphin.
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