PBDB Collection

Altynshokysu (bone bed IV) (Oligocene of Kazakhstan)

Also known as Altyn Schokysu; bone bed 4

Where: Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan (50.3° N, 57.2° E: paleocoordinates 51.0° N, 54.6° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Aral Formation, Late/Upper Oligocene (28.4 - 23.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gray, green claystone

• Greenish gray clays, plastic if fresh, fragmented if weathered

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collected by A.V. Lopatin, H. de Bruijn, G. Daxner-Höck, T. Bolliger, and D. Kälin in 1993-1994

Primary reference: 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]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 175921: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 19.01.2016

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Taxonomic list

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Gastropoda
Sorbeoconcha - Bithyniidae	Bithynia adornatus Bithynia adornatus snail
Bivalvia
Pholadida - Corbulidae	Corbula helmerseni Corbula helmerseni clam
Mammalia
Rodentia - Aplodontidae	Ansomys crucifer n. sp.¹ Ansomys crucifer n. sp.¹ Lopatin 1997 mountain beaver
Rodentia - Eomyidae	"Pseudotheridomys yanshini" = Asianeomys yanshini⁵ "Pseudotheridomys yanshini" = Asianeomys yanshini⁵ Lopatin 2000 rodent PIUZ specimen (M2 tooth)
Rodentia - Castoridae	"Capatanka schokensis" = Propalaeocastor schokensis⁶, "Steneofiber kumbulakensis" = Propalaeocastor kumbulakensis, Asiacastor sp.⁶ "Capatanka schokensis" = Propalaeocastor schokensis⁶ Bendukidze 1993 beaver IP, no. 15/48; PIN, no. 4516/306 and 321 "Steneofiber kumbulakensis" = Propalaeocastor kumbulakensis Lytschev 1970 beaver PIN 4516/10–12, 24, 29, 37, 38, 307-339 Asiacastor sp.⁶ Lytschev 1971 beaver
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Eucricetodon occasionalis n. sp. Eucricetodon occasionalis n. sp. Lopatin 1996 rodent PIN, no. 4516/196 - type; referred material: PIN, no. 4516/197 and 198
Rodentia - Ctenodactylidae	Yindirtemys birgeri n. sp. Yindirtemys birgeri n. sp. Bendukidze 1993 gundi IP, no. 15/28; referred material: PIN, no. 4516/4, 21, 65 and 201
Rodentia - Muridae	"Tachyoryctoides sp." = Tachyoryctoides⁶, "Aralomys gigas" = Tachyoryctoides "Tachyoryctoides sp." = Tachyoryctoides⁶ Bohlin 1937 mouse "Aralomys gigas" = Tachyoryctoides mouse PIN, no. 4516/523
Rodentia - Dipodidae	Parasminthus debruijni⁴ Parasminthus debruijni⁴ Lopatin 1999 rodent two teeth (PIUZ)
Lagomorpha - Ochotonidae	Sinolagomys pachygnathus² Sinolagomys pachygnathus² Li and Qiu 1980 pika PIN, no. 4516/2 and 217
Lagomorpha - Leporidae	Desmatolagus simplex², Desmatolagus veletus n. sp.² Desmatolagus simplex² Argyropulo 1940 rabbit Desmatolagus veletus n. sp.² Lopatin 1998 rabbit
Carnivora - Mustelidae	Mustelidae indet. Mustelidae indet. Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
Carnivora -	? Stenoplesictinae indet. ? Stenoplesictinae indet. Schlosser 1923 carnivoran
Artiodactyla - Palaeomerycidae	Amphitragulus sp. Amphitragulus sp. Pomel 1847 ruminant
Perissodactyla -	Rhinocerotoidea indet. Rhinocerotoidea indet. Gray 1821 odd-toed ungulate
Soricomorpha - Soricidae	Gobisorex akhmetievi n. sp.⁶, Atasorex edax n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Gobisorex akhmetievi n. sp.⁶ Lopatin 2004 shrew Atasorex edax n. gen. n. sp.⁶ Lopatin 2004 shrew PIN, no. 4516/190 - type
Soricomorpha - Talpidae	Hugueneya sp.⁶, "Migalea lavroi" = Pseudoparatalpa lavroi, Asthenoscapter sp. Hugueneya sp.⁶ van den Hoek Ostende 1989 mole PIN, nos. 4516/191, 192, 522 "Migalea lavroi" = Pseudoparatalpa lavroi Bendukidze 1993 mole PIN, no. 4516/188 Asthenoscapter sp. Hutchison 1974 mole
Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae	Amphechinus sp.⁶, "Amphechinus microdus n. sp." = Amphechinus minimus³, Exallerix efialtes n. sp. Amphechinus sp.⁶ Aymard 1850 hedgehog PIN, no. 4516/607 "Amphechinus microdus n. sp." = Amphechinus minimus³ Bohlin 1942 hedgehog Exallerix efialtes n. sp. Lopatin 1996 hedgehog PIN, no. 4516/1 - type
Aves
Charadriiformes -	Charadrii indet. Charadrii indet. Huxley 1867 shorebird
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anatidae indet. Anatidae indet. Vigors 1825 waterfowl
Struthioniformes - Ergilornithidae	Ergilornithidae indet. Ergilornithidae indet. Kozlova 1960 bird
Reptilia
Testudines -	"Chelonia indet." = Testudines "Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle

¹Lopatin 1997; ²Lopatin 1998; ³Lopatin 1999; ⁴Lopatin 1999; ⁵Lopatin 2000; ⁶Lopatin 2004