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Between Sibraco and Piedras de Afilar, Atlántico Department, Colombia
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 10.8167,-74.9833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Atlantico, Colombia |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Atlántico Department, Colombia |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Between Sibraco and Piedras de Afilar, Atlantico | Weisbord N.E. (1929) | Middle Miocene age based on correlation with other Caribbean fossil assemblages and by stratigraphic relations. | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Anadara : Anadara (Cunearca) pittieri | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Melongena consors species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Melongena : Melongena consors | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Naticarius canrena species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Naticarius : Naticarius canrena | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
Weisbord N.E. (1929) Miocene Mollusca of Northern Colombia, Bulletin of American Paleontology 14 54, 1-310 |
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!