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La Puente Pit, La Guajira Department, Colombia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 11.1417,-72.5556 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Guajira, Colombia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | La Guajira Department, Colombia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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La Puente Pit, claystone layer underlying Coal Seam 115 (Cerrejón Coal Mine) | Cadena E. A., Bloch J. I., et al (2012) | Cerrejón - middle segment | middle–late Paleocene (58–60 Ma) based on correlations using pollen and spores (Jaramillo et al., 2007) | claystone | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
La Puente Pit, claystone layer underlying Coal Seam 40 (Cerrejón Coal Mine) | Cadena E. A., Bloch J. I., et al (2012) | Cerrejón - lower segment | middle–late Paleocene (58–60 Ma) based on correlations using pollen and spores (Jaramillo et al., 2007) | claystone | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
La Puente Pit, claystone layer underlying Coal Seam 85 (Cerrejón Coal Mine) | Cadena E. A., Bloch J. I., et al (2012) | Cerrejón - middle segment | middle–late Paleocene (58–60 Ma) based on correlations using pollen and spores (Jaramillo et al., 2007) | claystone | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Acherontisuchus guajiraensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Dyrosauridae : Acherontisuchus : Acherontisuchus guajiraensis | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Puentemys mushaisaensis species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Puentemys : Puentemys mushaisaensis | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!