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Quebrada Honda, Falc贸n, Venezuela
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 11.1917,-70.15 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
Given Location | Falcon, Venezuela |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Falc贸n, Venezuela |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Quebrada Honda | Scheyer T. M., Aguilera O. A., et al (2013) | Socorro | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Caiman sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Caiman | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Mourasuchus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Mourasuchus | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Purussaurus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Alligatoridae : Purussaurus | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Ikanogavialis gameroi species | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Gavialidae : Ikanogavialis : Ikanogavialis gameroi | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Thecachampsa sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Crocodylidae : Thecachampsa | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
References
Scheyer T. M., Aguilera O. A., et al (2013) Crocodylian diversity peak and extinction in the late Cenozoic of the northern Neotropics, Nature Communications 4 1907, 1-9 doi:10.1038/ncomms2940 |
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!