V4525 (Miocene of Colombia)

Also known as Red beds, lower below

Where: Huila, Colombia (3.2° N, 75.2° W: paleocoordinates 2.7° N, 72.6° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Villavieja Formation (Honda Group), Laventan (13.8 - 11.0 Ma)

• Unit between Ferruginous sands and lower red bed

Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. Johnson. 1984. Astrapotheres from the Miocene of Colombia, South America. [A. Cardenas /L. Mora-Rojas/L. Mora-Rojas]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 187721: authorized by Andrés Cárdenas, entered by Laura Mora-Rojas on 08.08.2017

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
  - Mylodontidae
Mylodontidae indet., cf. Neonematherium sp., "Pseudoprepotherium confusum" = Magdalenabradys confusum
Mylodontidae indet. Ameghino 1889 edentate
Nothrothere indet. UCMP 40049
cf. Neonematherium sp. Ameghino 1904 edentate
Ameghino, 1904 UCMP 41162
"Pseudoprepotherium confusum" = Magdalenabradys confusum Hirschfeld 1985 edentate
Hirschfeld 1985 UCMP 40043, 39973
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
cf. Hapalops sp., Megalonychinae indet.
cf. Hapalops sp. Ameghino 1887 edentate
Ameghino, 1887 UCMP 39956
Megalonychinae indet. Trouessart 1904 edentate
Trouessart 1904 UCMP 38053
 Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Granastrapotherium snorki
Granastrapotherium snorki Johnson and Madden 1997 placental
UCMP 40017, 38016