Sebecus huilensis: Laventan, Colombia
collected by Dr. Ernest L. Lundelius, Jr. 1973
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia
- Sebecidae
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Sebecus huilensis
Langston 1965
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Langston, 1965 TTM 41658-8 | ||||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Huila | County: | Villavieja |
Coordinates: | 3.3° North, 75.2° West (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 2.7° North, 72.6° West | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||||
Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
Period: | Neogene | Epoch: | Miocene |
10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 5-6 | ||
Key time interval: | Laventan | Mammal zone: | Laventan |
Age range of interval: | 13.7 - 10.9 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Geological group: | Honda | Formation: | Villavieja | ||
Stratigraphy comments: Monkey Pod Unit
The Honda Group is constrained by radiometric and paleomagnetic evidence to between approximately 13.5 Ma–11.8 Ma (Flynn et al., 1996; Guerrero, 1996; Madden et al., 1996). |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | not reported |
Environment: | fluvial indet. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | body |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
Collectors: | Dr. Ernest L. Lundelius, Jr. | Collection dates: | 1973 |
Metadata
Also known as: | Monkey Pod Unit Busbey | ||
Database number: | 187741 | ||
Authorizer: | A. Cárdenas | Enterer: | L. Mora-Rojas |
Modifier: | G. Varnham | ||
Created: | 2017-08-09 20:04:32 | Last modified: | 2022-02-14 10:52:39 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-08-09 20:04:32 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
62495. | A. B. Busbey. 1986. New material of Sebecus cf. huilensis (Crocodilia: Sebecosuchidae) from the Miocene La Venta Formation of Colombia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 6(1):20-27 [A. Cárdenas/L. Mora-Rojas/P. Mannion] |