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CAS Loc. 349, Atlántico Department, Colombia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 10.9639,-74.7964 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Atlántico, Colombia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Atlántico Department, Colombia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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CAS Loc. 349, Barranquilla, 4-5 mi. SW of [Tubará Fm] | Anderson F. M. (1929) | Tubará | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From the Tubará Formation, which overlies the Las Pedices Group (Early Miocene), and is overlain by the Galapa Group (Late Miocene). AGE: Early Miocene, according Barrios (1960), but assigned by the enterer to the Early Pliocene based on more recent biostratigraphic correlations. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From top of the Tubará Fm. | "siliciclastic" | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri | 5.333 - 3.6 Ma Neogene |
References
Anderson F. M. (1929) Marine Miocene and related deposits of North Colombia, Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences 18 4, 73-213 |
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!