Pubenza 3, Corte 8: Late/Upper Pleistocene, Colombia
collected by M. Páramo‐Fonseca et al. 2003-2004, 2019
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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unclassified
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cf. Protopolybia sp.
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C27‐CD‐5‐6, an almost complete nest; MGNJRG‐C30‐AB‐7‐8, an inferior part of nest; MGNJRG‐C30‐EF‐5‐6, a nest fragment; UR‐CP‐0035 a complete nest. | ||||||||||
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Magnoliophyta indet.
Cronquist et al.
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 8 specimens | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C21‐YZ‐9‐1 a single isolated seed; MGNJRG‐C23‐AB‐1‐2‐3‐4 a single isolated seed; MGNJRG‐C24‐UV‐1‐2 a single isolated seed; MGNJRG‐C24‐ WX‐7‐8 a single isolated seed; MGNJRG‐C24‐YZ‐1‐2 and MGNJRG‐C27‐GH‐1‐2, four isolated seeds. | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Testudinidae
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Chelonoidis sp.
(Fitzinger 1835)
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
| original and current combination Geochelone (Chelonoidis) | ||||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C26‐EF‐9‐10, a left epiplastron; MGNJRG‐C24‐ZonaB, a right costal 4? fragment; MGNJRG‐C27‐CD‐5‐6, a hypoplastron? fragment; MGNJRGC23‐ GH‐1‐2, a right xiphiplastron. | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
- Kinosternoidea
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Kinosternon sp.
von Spix 1824
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8 specimens | |||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C17‐QR‐3‐4, a left peripheral 8; MGNJRG‐C26‐EF‐9‐10, a left costal 5; MGNJRG‐C27‐CD‐ 1‐2, neural 2?; MGNJRG‐C25‐EF‐3‐4, neural 4?; MGNJRGC27‐ GH‐1‐2, a left humerus; MGNJRG‐C26‐ST‐1‐2, a pygal bone; MGNJRG‐C20‐YZ‐5‐6, a right hypoplastron; and MGNJRG‐C26‐WX‐1‐2, a left hypoplastron. | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Squamata
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Squamata indet.
Oppel 1811
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C23‐AB‐1‐2‐3‐4, an isolated vertebra, MGNJRG‐C20‐WX‐5‐6, an isolated vertebral centrum | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Crotalidae
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Crotalinae indet.
Oppel 1811
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| spelled with current rank as Crotalidae | ||||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C20‐WX‐5‐6, a precloacal viperid vertebra. | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
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Crotophaginae indet.
Swainson 1837
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C27‐GH‐1‐2, a proximal and distal end portion of right humerus | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
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Rodentia indet.
Bowdich 1821
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C31‐AB‐3‐4, an isolate incisor | ||||||||||
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Caviomorpha indet.
(Wood and Patterson 1955)
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C19‐ST‐3‐4, distal portion of left radius; MGNJRG‐C27‐GH‐1‐2, metapodial (right Mtt III?); MGNJRG‐C31‐UV‐1‐2, proximal fragment of left tibia. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cervidae
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Cervidae indet.
Gray 1821
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C26‐QR‐1‐2, an isolated molar. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Megatheriidae
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Megatherium sp.
Cuvier 1796
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Glyptodontidae
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Glyptodon sp.
Owen 1839
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Zurita et al. 2012 | |||||||||
| ICNPubA1 210-223, ICN-Pub07(01) 210-220, ICN-PubD 210- 220, ICN-Pub 84 153, ICN-Pub 84 163 | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Dasypodidae
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Dasypodidae indet.
(Gray 1821)
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| mentioned as armadillos | ||||||||||
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Propraopus sulcatus
(Lund 1838)
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
| Isolated osteoderms unassociated. MGNJRG‐C19‐ST‐3‐4, buckler osteoderm; MGNJRG‐C17‐V‐1‐2, buckler osteoderm; MGNJRG‐C22‐AB‐5, buckler osteoderm; MGNJRG‐C24‐YZ‐7‐8, movable osteoderm (broken, the anterior portion of the osteoderm is lost); MGNJRG‐C23‐GH‐1‐2, osteoderm of the caudal sheath; MGNJRG‐C17‐CD‐3‐4, osteoderm of the caudal sheath; MGNJRG‐C24‐ST‐3‐4 osteoderm of the caudal sheath | ||||||||||
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Dasypus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C23‐ EF‐1‐2, buckler osteoderm; MGNJRG‐C24‐QR‐3‐4, osteoderm of the caudal sheath. | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Gomphotheriidae
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Haplomastodon waringi
Holland 1920
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| synonym of Notiomastodon platensis | ||||||||||
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Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet.
Cuvier 1795
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| mentioned as gastropods | ||||||||||
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Myriapoda
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Myriapoda indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Alfonso-Rojas et al. 2021 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| MGNJRG‐C17‐CD‐3‐4, a nearly complete exoskeleton. | ||||||||||
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unclassified
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Crustacea indet.
(Brünnich 1772)
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| invalid subgroup of Pancrustacea | ||||||||||
| mentioned as crabs | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Colombia | State/province: | Cundinamarca |
| Coordinates: | 4.4° North, 74.7° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 4.4° North, 74.8° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Altitude: | 340 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago | ||
| Age estimate: | 16889 to 16412 YBP (14C (calibrated)) |
Stratigraphy
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | claystone |
| Lithology description: All fossil vertebrates were found in a colluvial deposit composed of gray paleosoils rich in clay, plant remains, gypsum, volcanic ash and peat. | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection excludes: | some macrofossils | ||
| Collection methods: | field collection,survey of museum collection,observed (not collected) | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | M. Páramo‐Fonseca et al. | Collection dates: | 2003-2004, 2019 |
| Collection method comments: M1MP, Museo Geológico José Royo y Gómez, paleontological collection INGEOMINAS (Instituto Colombiano de Geología y Mineria), Bogotá, Colombia
ICN, Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia | |||
Metadata
| Database number: | 190375 | ||
| Authorizer: | E. Vlachos | Enterer: | E. Vlachos |
| Modifier: | E. Vlachos | ||
| Created: | 2017-12-06 12:08:35 | Last modified: | 2021-04-27 10:47:08 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2017-12-06 12:08:35 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 64032. | E. Cadena, C. M. Jaramillo, and M. Paramo. 2008. The first Late Pleistocene record of Kinosternon (Cryptodira: Kinosternidae) turtles from northern South America, Pubenza locality, Colombia. South American Journal of Herpetology 2(3):201-205 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] |
Secondary references:
| 76679 | A. Alfonso-Rojas, L. M. Herrera-Gutierrez, C. Suárez, M. R. Ciancio, J. S. Pelegrin and E. A. Cadena. 2021. Late Pleistocene biota from Pubenza, Colombia; turtles, mammals, birds, invertebrates and plant remains. Journal of Quaternary Science 36(3):450-466 [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos] | |
| 66419 | A. E. Zurita, A. R. Miño-Boilini, A. Francia and J. E. Arenas-Mosquera. 2012. The Pleistocene Glyptodontidae Gray, 1869 (Xenarthra: Cingulata) of Colombia and some considerations about the South American Glyptodontinae. Revista Brasileira de Paleontolgia 15(3):273-280 [C. Jaramillo/J. Carrillo] |