V4525: Laventan, Colombia
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Astrapotheria
- Astrapotheriidae
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Granastrapotherium snorki
Johnson and Madden 1997
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| UCMP 40017, 38016 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Mylodontidae
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Mylodontidae indet.
Ameghino 1889
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Hirschfeld 1985 | |||||||||
| Nothrothere indet. UCMP 40049 | ||||||||||
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cf. Neonematherium sp.
Ameghino 1904
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Hirschfeld 1985 | |||||||||
| Ameghino, 1904 UCMP 41162 | ||||||||||
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Pseudoprepotherium confusum
Hirschfeld 1985
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Hirschfeld 1985 | |||||||||
| recombined as Magdalenabradys confusum | ||||||||||
| Hirschfeld 1985 UCMP 40043, 39973 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Megalonychidae
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cf. Hapalops sp.
Ameghino 1887
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Hirschfeld 1985 | |||||||||
| Ameghino, 1887 UCMP 39956 | ||||||||||
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Megalonychinae indet.
Trouessart 1904
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Hirschfeld 1985 | |||||||||
| Trouessart 1904 UCMP 38053 | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Huila | County: | Villavieja |
| Coordinates: | 3.2° North, 75.2° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.7° North, 72.6° West | ||||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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: Unit between Ferruginous sands and lower red bed | |||||
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Red beds, lower below | ||
| Database number: | 187721 | ||
| Authorizer: | A. Cárdenas | Enterer: | L. Mora-Rojas |
| Modifier: | L. Mora-Rojas | ||
| Created: | 2017-08-08 14:02:38 | Last modified: | 2018-08-01 16:38:42 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-08-08 14:02:38 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 62485. | S. Johnson. 1984. Astrapotheres from the Miocene of Colombia, South America. [A. Cárdenas/L. Mora-Rojas/L. Mora-Rojas] |
Secondary references:
| 45203 | S. E. Hirschfeld. 1985. Ground sloths from the Friasian La Venta fauna, with additions to the pre-Frasian Coyaima fauna of Colombia, South America. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 128:1-91 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cárdenas] |