Duke locality 31: Laventan, Colombia
collected by INGEOMINAS - Duke University 1987
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Malacostraca
- Decapoda
- Trichodactylidae
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Sylviocarcinus piriformis
(Pretzmann 1968)
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| Sample IGM 183285 - Crab | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Astrapotheria
- Astrapotheriidae
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Granastrapotherium snorki
Johnson and Madden 1997
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Johnson and Madden 1997 | |||||||||
| Specimen n° IGM 183162 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Nothrotheriidae
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Nothrotheriinae indet.
Ameghino 1920
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McDonald 1997 | |||||||||
| Specimen n° IGM 183640 and IGM183200 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonychidae indet.
Gervais 1855
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McDonald 1997 | |||||||||
| Specimen n° IGM 183122 and IGM183118 | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
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Colombophis portai
Hoffstetter and Rage 1977
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Hecht and LaDuke 1997 | |||||||||
| Sample IGM 183642 - Serpente | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Teiidae
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Paradracaena colombiana
(Estes 1961)
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Sullivan and Estes 1997 | |||||||||
| original and current combination Dracaena colombiana | ||||||||||
| Specimen n° IGM 183286 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Huila | County: | Villa Vieja |
| Coordinates: | 3.3° North, 75.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.7° North, 72.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Laventan | Mammal zone: | Laventan |
| Age range of interval: | 13.70000 - 10.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Honda | Formation: | Villavieja | Member: | Baraya |
| Local section: | Monkey beds | Local bed: | Monkey beds | ||
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Monkey beds | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | siltstone |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis | ||
| Collectors: | INGEOMINAS - Duke University | Collection dates: | 1987 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 186607 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Cárdenas | Enterer: | L. Mora-Rojas |
| Modifier: | M. Kouvari | ||
| Created: | 2017-06-27 14:57:59 | Last modified: | 2020-09-08 08:56:51 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-06-27 14:57:59 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 62566. | G. Rodríguez. 1997. Trichodactylid Crabs. In R. Kay, R. Madden, R. Cifelli, J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna of La Venta, Colombia 63-66 [A. Cárdenas/L. Mora-Rojas] |
Secondary references:
| 62615 | M. Hecht and T. LaDuke. 1997. Limbless Tetrapods. In R. Kay, R. Madden, R. Cifelli, J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia [A. Cárdenas/L. Mora-Rojas] | |
| 43668 | S. E. Johnson and R. H. Madden. 1997. Uruguaytheriine Astrapotheres of Tropical South America. In R. F. Kay, R. H. Madden, R. L. Cifelli, J. J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 355-382 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/L. Mora-Rojas] | |
| 46925 | H. G. McDonald. 1997. Xenarthrans: Pilosans. In R.F. Kay, R.H. Madden, J.J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 233-245 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/L. Mora-Rojas] | |
| 37924 | R. M. Sullivan and R. Estes. 1997. A reassessment of the fossil Tupinambinae. In R. F. Kay, R. H. Madden, R. l. Cifelli, J. J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics; the Miocene fauna of La Venta, Columbia [R. Benson/R. Benson] |