Vereda Monquirá, ca. 5 km WNW of Villa de Leyva: Late/Upper Aptian, Colombia
collected by Bogota University 1977
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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Sphenophyllum colombianum n. sp.
Huertas 2003
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Huertas 2003 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MONQ-602 | ||||||||||
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= Chelonioidea indet.
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Palma-Castro et al. 2023 | |||||||||
| The re-examination of “Sphenophyllum colombianum” indicates that this species is invalid as it was based on misinterpreted skeletal remains of marine turtles. | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Plesiosauria
- Pliosauridae
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Kronosaurus boyacensis n. gen., n. sp.
Hampe 1992
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| holotype skeleton, A.C.A.C., INGEOMINAS | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Boyacá |
| Coordinates: | 5.7° North, 73.6° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 2.4° North, 43.1° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Early/Lower Cretaceous |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 2-3 | ||
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Aptian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 119.50000 - 113.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Paja | ||||
| Stratigraphy comments: Upper Aptian part of Paja Formation |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | concretionary,ferruginous "carbonate" |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Environment: | marine indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
| Spatial resolution: | autochthonous |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (in situ),field collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | Bogota University | Collection dates: | June 1977 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 127411 | ||
| Authorizer: | R. Benson, E. Vlachos | Enterer: | R. Benson, E. Vlachos | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2012-05-12 20:02:51 | Last modified: | 2012-05-12 05:02:51 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2012-05-12 20:02:51 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 41483. | O. Hampe. 1992. Ein großwüchsiger Pliosauride (Reptilia: Plesiosauria) aus der Unterkreide (oberes Aptium) von Kolumbien. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 145:1-25 [R. Benson/R. Benson] |
Secondary references:
| 86781 | G. Huertas. 2003. Flora Fósil de Villa de Leyva y sus alrededores. [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] | |
| 86780 | H. D. Palma-Castro, D. A. Cómbita-Romero, E.-A. Cadena, M. R. Carvalho, and F. Herrera. 2023. An Early Cretaceous Sphenophyllum or a hatchling turtle?. Palaeontologia Electronica 26(3):1-10 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/P. Holroyd] |