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Duke locality 46 - Arapaima fish, Huila Department, Colombia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 3.08333,-75.2167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Huila, Colombia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Huila Department, Colombia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Duke locality 46 - Arapaima fish | Lundberg J., Chernoff B. (1992) | Honsda - Villa VIeja - Baraya | The strata belong to the Honda Group that is divided into two formations, the lower La Dorada Formation and overlying Villavieja Formation. The specimen was collected at Duke locality 46 in the "Fish Bed" of the lowest part, or Baraya member, of the Villavieja Formation. Fish Beds - Green claystone and mudstone is characterized by enormous quantities of disarticulated fish remains | mudstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Arapaima gigas species | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Osteoglossiformes : Arapaimidae : Arapaima : Arapaima gigas | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
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!