Project Details
Description
A decade ago the scientific community was stunned by the report of the first fossil vertebrates from the Paleocene of northern South America, from the Cerrejón Coal Mine, Colombia; including giant tortoises, crocodiles and the iconic Titanoboa cerrejonensis (the world's largest snake that ever lived).
Even though these were unprecedented finds, many questions and discussions arose, including their validity as surrogates for paleoclimate reconstructions and the extent to which they were geographically distributed.
Recently, new similar and even better preserved fossils have been found in a region almost 500 km south of Cerrejón, in the department of Boyacá, municipality of Socha, in eastern Colombia.
The new Socha fossils shed light on the paleogeographic distribution of Paleocene-Eocene reptiles of northern South America and on their diversity.
Even though these were unprecedented finds, many questions and discussions arose, including their validity as surrogates for paleoclimate reconstructions and the extent to which they were geographically distributed.
Recently, new similar and even better preserved fossils have been found in a region almost 500 km south of Cerrejón, in the department of Boyacá, municipality of Socha, in eastern Colombia.
The new Socha fossils shed light on the paleogeographic distribution of Paleocene-Eocene reptiles of northern South America and on their diversity.
Keywords
Turtles, Snakes, Fossils, Socha, Colombia, Paleocene
Short title | SochaFossils |
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Status | Finished |
Effective start/end date | 2/4/21 → 3/31/22 |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Main Funding Source
- Installed Capacity (Academic Unit)
Location
- Soacha
Open Science
- Not apply
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