Duke locality 6 (mean 6A-6B): Laventan, Colombia
collected by INGEOMINAS - Duke University 1985 - 1991
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Dipnomorpha
- Lepidosirenidae
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Lepidosiren paradoxa
Fitzinger 1837
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| Samples IGM 183026, IGM 182832, IGM 183632 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Mylodontidae
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Pseudoprepotherium confusum
Hirschfeld 1985
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Villarroel and Colwell Danis 1997 | |||||||||
| recombined as Magdalenabradys confusum | ||||||||||
| IGM 184284 (right metacarpal) | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Notoungulata
- Leontiniidae
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Huilatherium pluripicatum
Villarroel and Guerrero Diaz 1985
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Villarroel and Colwell Danis 1997 | |||||||||
| IGM 184287 | ||||||||||
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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 184285 | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Loricariidae
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cf. Hypostomus sp.
Lundberg 1997
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| Sample IGM 183562 | ||||||||||
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Actinopteri
- Siluriformes
- Pimelodidae
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Brachyplatystoma sp.
Bleeker 1862
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| ("Malacobagrus" sub group.) Sample IGM 182652 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Huila | County: | Villavieja |
| Coordinates: | 3.3° North, 75.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.7° North, 72.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
| Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Laventan | ||
| Age range of interval: | 13.70000 - 10.90000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Geological group: | Honda | Formation: | Villavieja | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: Monkey beds | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | claystone |
| Secondary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | terrestrial 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: | 1985 - 1991 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 186662 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Cárdenas | Enterer: | L. Mora-Rojas |
| Modifier: | L. Mora-Rojas | ||
| Created: | 2017-06-29 10:52:53 | Last modified: | 2018-10-24 21:12:28 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-06-29 10:52:53 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 62588. | J. Lundberg. 1997. Freshwater Fishes and their paleobiotic implications. In R. Kay, R. Madden, R. Cifelli, J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna from La Venta, Colombia 67-91 [A. Cárdenas/L. Mora-Rojas/P. Holroyd] |
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] | |
| 46952 | C. Villarroel and J. Colwell Danis. 1997. New Leontiniid Notoungulate. In R. F. Kay, R. H. Madden, J. J. Flynn. (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta, Colombia 303-318 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cárdenas] |