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Cerrejón Formation 0712, La Guajira Department, Colombia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 11.131,-72.583 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | La Guajira Department, Colombia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Cerrejón Formation 0712 | Wing S. L., Herrera F., et al (2009) | Cerrejón | "siliciclastic" | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Magnoliopsida class | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Fabaceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fabales : Fabaceae | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Lauraceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Laurales : Lauraceae | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Menispermites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ranunculales : Menispermaceae : Menispermites | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Meliaceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Meliaceae | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Violaceae family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Violaceae | 61.7 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene |
Pteridophyta phylum | Plantae : Pteridophyta | 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!