THE STRATIGRAPHY AND SMALL MAMMALS FROM THE ARAL FORMATION, THE ALTYNSHOKYSU LOCALITY, NORTHERN ARAL AREA

Abstract

Two assemblages of small mammals were identified in the Lower Miocene rocks of the Altynshokysu locality where they are confined to different stratigraphic units. The results promote more thorough correlations within the Aral Formation and comparisons with other localities of mammals in Asia and mammalian biozones in Europe. A list of small mammals of the Aral fauna is given with the description of three new species - two of cricetid rodents and one of insectivores.