Genus: Aralosaurus ROZHDESTVENKSY, 1968
Etymology: In reference to Aral Lake in Kazakhstan, near where the fossil was found and Greek, sauros, "lizard."

Species: tuberiferus ROZHDESTVENSKY, 1968
Etymology: Latin, tuber, "swelling, lump" and Latin, ferus, "animal."
= Aralosaurus tuberifrons MARYANASKA, 1977 (sic)
= Aralosaurus tubiferus NORMAN & SUES, 2000 (sic)

Holotype: PIN AN SSR 2229/1

Locality: Shakh-Shakh locality, Beleutinskaia suite, 80 km north of Darmakchi (Dzhusaly Station), central Kazakhstan.

Horizon: Beleutinskaya Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Turonian Stage, Uppermost Gallic Subepoch-Santonian, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Early Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull.

Referred material:

Number: Not given: Teeth, humerus, proximal and distal ends of radius and ulna, distal end of femur, fragments of tibia and fibula, metatarsal III, first phalanges of digits II and IV, second phalanx of digit III and ungulate phalanges of the side digits.

 


KORDIKOVA, GUNNELL, POLLY & KOVRIZHNYKH, 1996

Locality: Baybishe, Kazakhstan.

Horizon: Bostobe Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

Locality: Buroynak, Kazakhstan.

Horizon: Bostobe Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

RYAN, 1997

Locality: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Horizon: Bostobe Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Santonian Stage, Lower Senonian Subepoch, Lower Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

Locality: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Horizon: “Syuksuk” Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given.