UCMP V4936: Laventan, Colombia
collected by Fields, R.W. 1949
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Caviidae
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Eodolichotis sp.
Walton 1990
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Walton 1990 | |||||||||
| Walton 1990 - UCMP_39932c, UCMP_39932a, UCMP_39932b (4 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Prodolichotis pridiana
Fields 1957
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Fields 1957 | |||||||||
| Fields 1957 UCMP_39922 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Dinomyidae
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Olenopsis aequatorialis
(Anthony 1922)
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Fields 1957 | |||||||||
| Fields 1957 UCMP_39843 | ||||||||||
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Scleromys colombianus
Fields 1957
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Fields 1957 | |||||||||
| Fields 1957 UCMP_39909, 39888 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Mylodontidae
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Pseudoprepotherium confusum
Hirschfeld 1985
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Hirschfeld 1985 | |||||||||
| Hirschfeld 1985, UCMP 39601 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Didelphimorphia
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Marmosa laventica
Marshall 1976
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| Marshall 1976 - UCMP 39273 (14 measurements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Huila |
| Coordinates: | 3.3° North, 75.2° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.0° North, 71.6° West (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
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 |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Secondary lithology: | claystone |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | medium |
| Abundance in sediment: | few |
| Fragmentation: | frequent |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Museum repositories: | UCMP | ||
| Collectors: | Fields, R.W. | Collection dates: | 1949 |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Berkeley Marsupial Locality | ||
| Database number: | 136233 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo, A. Cárdenas | Enterer: | M. Vallejo, L. Mora-Rojas |
| Modifier: | L. Mora-Rojas | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-11-23 23:58:04 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2015-11-23 23:58:04 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 43580. | L. G. Marshall. 1976. New Didelphine Marsupials from the La Venta Fauna (Miocene) of Colombia, South America. Journal of Paleontology 50(3):402-418 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cárdenas] |
Secondary references:
| 43121 | R. W. Fields. 1957. Hystricomorph rodents from the late Miocene of Colombia, South America. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 32:273-404 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cárdenas] | |
| 45203 | S. E. Hirschfeld. 1985. Ground sloths from the Friasian La Venta fauna, with additions to the pre-Frasian Coyaima fauna of Colombia, South America. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 128:1-91 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cárdenas] | |
| 50755 | R. H. Madden, J. Guerrero, R. F. Kay, J. J. Flynn, C. C. Swischer and A. H. Walton. 1997. The Laventan Stage and Age. In R.F. Kay, R.H. Madden, R.L. Cifelli, J.J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene fauna of La Venta 499-519 [C. Jaramillo/J. Carrillo] | |
| 45865 | A. H. Walton. 1990. Rodents of the La Venta Fauna, Miocene, Colombia: Biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironmentl implications. Southern Methodist University 1-147 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo] |