TY - JOUR
T1 - The first remains of vertebrates from the Paleocene Lisama formation, Middle Magdalena Valley Basin of Colombia
AU - Cadena, Edwin Alberto
N1 - Funding Information:
Thanks to the team of geologists, biologists and paleontologists from the Smithsonian Tropical Institute and Servicio Geológico Colombiano that participated in the Hidrosogamoso Paleontological Project; as well as to A. Bustamente and C. Rosero for facilitate contacts and logistics during the fieldwork. Thanks to C. Jaramillo for his communication on the age of the rock sequence and to E. Stiles who helped me during collecting the fossils. This study was funded by the cooperation agreement number 0010 between the Servicio Geológico Colombiano , Colombi, ISAGEN , and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute . Additional funding was supplied by Universidad del Rosario , Fondos de Arranque 2018 (code IV-TFA022). Thanks to three anonymous reviewers for comments and suggestions that improved this manuscript.
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PY - 2020/7/12
Y1 - 2020/7/12
N2 - Vertebrates that inhabited northern South America few million years after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) event are still poorly known. Here I present remains of turtles and crocodylomorphs from the lower to middle Paleocene, Lisama Formation of Colombia; representing the first record of Paleocene vertebrates for the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, and one of the earliest Paleocene northern South American faunas. Although it is impossible to establish detailed systematic paleontology due to their fragmentary preservation, I demonstrate that bone cells (osteocytes) are preserved in some of these fragments.
AB - Vertebrates that inhabited northern South America few million years after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) event are still poorly known. Here I present remains of turtles and crocodylomorphs from the lower to middle Paleocene, Lisama Formation of Colombia; representing the first record of Paleocene vertebrates for the Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, and one of the earliest Paleocene northern South American faunas. Although it is impossible to establish detailed systematic paleontology due to their fragmentary preservation, I demonstrate that bone cells (osteocytes) are preserved in some of these fragments.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102745
DO - 10.1016/j.jsames.2020.102745
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85089349275
SN - 0895-9811
VL - 103
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Journal of South American Earth Sciences
JF - Journal of South American Earth Sciences
M1 - 102745
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