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Education/Academic qualification
Geosciences, PhD, North Carolina State University
Aug 1 2009 → Dec 30 2012
Award Date: Dec 15 2012
Geology, MSc, University of Florida
Aug 1 2007 → Aug 15 2009
Award Date: Aug 11 2009
Geology, BSc, Universidad Industrial de Santander
Jan 15 1997 → Dec 16 2003
Award Date: Dec 16 2003
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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NFN: New Neotropical fossils, phylogenetic and evolutionary implications and paleoecology.
Cadena Rueda, E. A. (PI), Jaramillo Muñoz, C. (CoI), Carrillo Briceño, J. (CoI), Herrera, F. A. (CoI), Ramírez Carvalho, M. (CoI) & Alfonso Rojas, A. (CoI)
1/17/23 → 11/28/25
Project: Research Project
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Giant turtles and snakes from a new Paleocene-Eocene site in tropical South America, Socha, Colombia.
Cadena Rueda, E. A. (PI) & Alfonso Rojas, A. (Student)
2/4/21 → 3/31/22
Project: Research Project
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Fossils that amaze the world, paleontological tourism in the northern area of the Tatacoa Desert, Centro Poblado La Victoria, Huila.
Cadena Rueda, E. A. (PI)
5/8/20 → 5/8/21
Project: Research Project
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New Miocene tortoises and snake fossils from the Tatacoa Desert, Huila; phylogenetic, histological and paleobiogeographical implications
Cadena Rueda, E. A. (PI)
2/1/20 → 6/15/22
Project: Research Project
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Study of the first turtle fossil of the genus Peltocephalus from South America; evolutionary, paleobiogeographic and conservation implications.
Cadena Rueda, E. A. (PI)
11/6/19 → 11/6/22
Project: Research Project
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Evidence of large pliosaurids in the late Valanginian of Colombia
García-Guerrero, J., Ruge, F. P., Prieto, G. A. & Cadena, E. A., Feb 2026, In: Cretaceous Research. 178, 106235.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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Soft-tissue preservation in an ichthyosaur from the lower Cretaceous (Barremian - Aptian) of Colombia
Martinez-Motta, M. F., Cortés, D., Maxwell, E. E., Noè, L. F., Alfonso-Rojas, A., Parra-Ruge, F. H. & Cadena, E. A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Cretaceous Research. 106305.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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A small extinct biter: New South American metatherian predator (Sparassodonta) from the Late Miocene of Argentina
Suarez, C., Goin, F. J., Montalvo, C. I., Acosta, W., Cadena, E. A. & Tomassini, R. L., Apr 1 2025, In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 155, 105377.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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Cretaceous amber of Ecuador unveils new insights into South America’s Gondwanan forests
Delclòs, X., Peñalver, E., Jaramillo, C., Cadena, E., Menor-Salván, C., Román, J. L., Castaño-Cardona, R. F., Peris, D., Carvalho, M., Quiroz-Cabascango, D., Carvalho, M. R., Blomenkemper, P., Herrera, F., Santamarina, P., Santer, M., Carrera, G. & Solórzano-Kraemer, M. M., Dec 2025, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 6, 1, 745.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
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Direct evidence of shark-bony fish interactions in a Valanginian (Early Cretaceous) marine ecosystem of northwestern Gondwana
Cadena, E. A., J. Guevara-Serrano, L. & D. Carrillo-Briceño, J., Dec 15 2025, In: Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 168, 105854.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Research Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Premio Nacional Alejandro Ángel Escobar de Ciencias y Solidaridad 2019, Categoría Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
Cadena Rueda, E. A. (Recipient), Oct 16 2019
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Press/Media
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Skin remains found in marine reptile that inhabited Villa de Leyva 120 million years ago
1/21/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Fossilized skin of a marine reptile found in Colombia: an exceptional discovery of soft tissue that survived 120 million years
1/19/26
1 item of Media coverage
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Shakira inspires the name of Shakiremys, new Colombian fossil turtle species
11/27/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Young Colombians discussed the country's environmental and social challenges
Pinzon Rondon, A. M., Gómez-Rey, A. & Cadena Rueda, E. A.
11/21/25
1 item of Media coverage
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They find a 13-million-year-old fossil turtle and name it in honor of Shakira
11/21/25
1 item of Media coverage
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