South East of 'Cerro los Chivatos' (Miocene of Venezuela)
Where: Falcón, Venezuela (12.0° N, 70.1° W: paleocoordinates 11.5° N, 67.6° W)
• coordinate stated in text
When: Upper Member (Socorro Formation), Middle Miocene (16.0 - 11.6 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial
Primary reference: J. J. Head, M. R. Sânchez-Villagra, and O. A. Aguilera. 2006. Fossil snakes from the Neogene of Venezuela (Falcón State). Journal of Systematic Paleontology 41(3):233-240 [C. Bell/C. Bell]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 63519: authorized by Chris Bell, entered by Chris Bell on 15.08.2006
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Taxonomic list
• Specimens are curated at Colección Alcaldía de Urumaco, Rodolfo Sänchez (AMU-CURS)
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| Mammalia | |
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Megatheriidae indet. Gray 1821 edentate | |
| Reptilia | |
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Alethinophidia indet. Nopcsa 1923 snake | |
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Boinae indet. Gray 1825 boa | |
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Thecachampsa sp. Cope 1867 crocodilian | |