Altynshokysu (bone bed IV): Late/Upper Oligocene, Kazakhstan
collected by A.V. Lopatin, H. de Bruijn, G. Daxner-Höck, T. Bolliger, and D. Kälin 1993-1994
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Gastropoda
- Bithyniidae
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Bithynia adornatus
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Bivalvia
- Pholadida
- Corbulidae
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Corbula helmerseni
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
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Rhinocerotoidea indet.
Gray 1821
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Mammalia
- Palaeomerycidae
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Amphitragulus sp.
Pomel 1847
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
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? Stenoplesictinae indet.
Schlosser 1923
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invalid subgroup of Aeluroidea | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Mustelidae
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Mustelidae indet.
Fischer 1817
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Mammalia
- Talpidae
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Hugueneya sp.
van den Hoek Ostende 1989
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Lopatin 2004 | |||||||||
PIN, nos. 4516/191, 192, 522 | ||||||||||
Migalea lavroi
Bendukidze 1993
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recombined as Pseudoparatalpa lavroi | ||||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/188 | ||||||||||
Asthenoscapter sp.
Hutchison 1974
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Mammalia
- Soricidae
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Atasorex edax n. gen., n. sp.
Lopatin 2004
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Lopatin 2004 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/190 - type | ||||||||||
Gobisorex aff. kingae
Sulimski 1970
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= Gobisorex akhmetievi n. sp.
Lopatin 2004
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Lopatin 2004 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/6 - type | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Erinaceidae
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Exallerix efialtes n. sp.
Lopatin 1996
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PIN, no. 4516/1 - type | ||||||||||
Amphechinus sp.
Aymard 1850
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Lopatin 2004 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/607 | ||||||||||
Amphechinus cf. minimus
Bohlin 1942
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= Amphechinus microdus n. sp.
Lopatin 1999
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Lopatin 1999 | |||||||||
synonym of Amphechinus minimus | ||||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/7 - type; referred material: PIN, no. 4516/189 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Ochotonidae
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Sinolagomys pachygnathus
Li and Qiu 1980
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Lopatin 1998 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/2 and 217 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Lagomorpha
- Leporidae
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Desmatolagus aff. robustus
Matthew and Granger 1923
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= Desmatolagus veletus n. sp.
Lopatin 1998
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Lopatin 1998 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/208 - type; referred material: PIN, no. 4516/187, 205-216 | ||||||||||
Desmatolagus aff. shargaltensis
Bohlin 1937
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= Desmatolagus simplex
Argyropulo 1940
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Lopatin 1998 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/3, 5, 9, 16, 25, 30, 43-44, 125, 126, 131-186, and 288-300 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Aplodontidae
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Ansomys sp.
Qiu 1987
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= Ansomys crucifer n. sp.
Lopatin 1997
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Lopatin 1997 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/202 - type (left P4) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Eomyidae
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Pseudotheridomys yanshini
Lopatin 2000
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Lopatin 2000 | |||||||||
recombined as Asianeomys yanshini | ||||||||||
PIUZ specimen (M2 tooth) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Castoridae
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Asiacastor aff. orientalis
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= Asiacastor sp.
Lytschev 1971
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Lopatin 2004 | |||||||||
PIN no. 4516/13 and 302 | ||||||||||
Capatanka schokensis
Bendukidze 1993
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Lopatin 2004 | |||||||||
recombined as Propalaeocastor schokensis | ||||||||||
IP, no. 15/48; PIN, no. 4516/306 and 321 | ||||||||||
Steneofiber kumbulakensis
(Lytschev 1970)
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original and current combination Propalaeocastor kumbulakensis | ||||||||||
PIN 4516/10–12, 24, 29, 37, 38, 307-339 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Ctenodactylidae
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Yindirtemys birgeri n. sp.
Bendukidze 1993
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IP, no. 15/28; referred material: PIN, no. 4516/4, 21, 65 and 201 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Dipodidae
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Parasminthus debruijni
Lopatin 1999
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Lopatin 1999 | |||||||||
two teeth (PIUZ) | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Cricetidae
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Eucricetodon occasionalis n. sp.
Lopatin 1996
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PIN, no. 4516/196 - type; referred material: PIN, no. 4516/197 and 198 | ||||||||||
Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Muridae
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Tachyoryctoides glikmani
(Vorontzov 1963)
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= Tachyoryctoides sp.
Bohlin 1937
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Lopatin 2004 | |||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/28, 199, 200 and DK specimen | ||||||||||
Aralomys gigas
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synonym of Tachyoryctoides | ||||||||||
PIN, no. 4516/523 | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonia indet.
(Latreille 1800)
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synonym of Testudines | ||||||||||
Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
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Charadrii indet.
Huxley 1867
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Anatidae indet.
Vigors 1825
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Reptilia
- Struthioniformes
- Ergilornithidae
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Ergilornithidae indet.
Kozlova 1960
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see common names |
Geography
Country: | Kazakhstan | State/province: | Aktyubinsk |
Coordinates: | 50.3° North, 57.2° East (view map) | ||
Paleocoordinates: | 51.0° North, 54.6° East | ||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
Key time interval: | Late/Upper Oligocene | ||
Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Aral |
Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | gray,green claystone |
Lithology description: Greenish gray clays, plastic if fresh, fragmented if weathered | |
Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods: | field collection | ||
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Collectors: | A.V. Lopatin, H. de Bruijn, G. Daxner-Höck, T. Bolliger, and D. Kälin | Collection dates: | 1993-1994 |
Metadata
Also known as: | Altyn Schokysu; bone bed 4 | ||
Database number: | 175921 | ||
Authorizer: | P. Mannion | Enterer: | P. Mannion |
Modifier: | P. Mannion | Research group: | vertebrate |
Created: | 2016-01-19 09:50:10 | Last modified: | 2016-01-19 10:22:00 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2016-01-19 09:50:10 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
57669. | A. V. Lopatin. 1996. The Stratigraphy and Small Mammals from the Aral Formation, the Altynshokysu Locality, Northern Aral Area. Stratigraphy and Geological Correlation 4(2):65-79 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |
Secondary references:
57670 | A. V. Lopatin. 1997. The First Finding of Ansomys (Aplodontidae, Rodentia, Mammalia) in the Miocene of Kazakhstan. Paleontological Journal 31(6):667-670 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
57695 | A. V. Lopatin. 1998. A Revision of the Early Miocene Lagomorpha (Mammalia) from the North Aral Region. Paleontological Journal 32(3):291-304 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] | |
2275 | A. V. Lopatin. 1999. New Early Miocene Zapodidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Aral Formation of the Altynshokysu Locality (North Aral Region). Paleontological Journal 33(4):429-438 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/P. Mannion] | |
24211 | A. V. Lopatin. 1999. Oligocene and Early Miocene Insectivores (Mammalia) from Western Kazakhstan. Paleontological Journal 33(2):182-191 [L. van den Hoek Ostende/L. van den Hoek Ostende/P. Mannion] | |
9975 | 5% 160 | A. V. Lopatin. 2000. New early Miocene Aplodontidae and Eomyidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Aral Formation of the Altynshokysu Locality (North Aral Region). Paleontological Journal 34(2):198-202 [X. Wang/X. Wang/P. Mannion] |
57712 | A. V. Lopatin. 2004. Early Miocene small mammals from the North Aral region (Kazakhstan) with special reference to their biostratigraphic significance. Paleontological Journal 38(S3):S217-S323 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion] |