Duke locality 36: Laventan, Colombia
collected by INGEOMINAS - Duke University
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
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Colombophis portai
Hoffstetter and Rage 1977
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| Sample 183249 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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Megalonychidae indet.
Gervais 1855
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McDonald 1997 | |||||||||
| Specimen n° IGM 183237 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Huila | County: | La Victoria |
| Coordinates: | 3.3° North, 75.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.7° North, 72.6° West |
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: | La Victoria | ||
| Stratigraphy comments: First level of mudstone between Chunchullo Ss. Beds and Tatacoa Ss. Beds | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified mudstone |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collectors: | INGEOMINAS - Duke University |
Metadata
| Database number: | 186860 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Cárdenas | Enterer: | L. Mora-Rojas |
| Modifier: | L. Mora-Rojas | ||
| Created: | 2017-07-06 14:50:24 | Last modified: | 2018-08-01 16:46:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-07-06 14:50:24 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 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] |
Secondary references:
| 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] |