List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
Fossiliferous stratigraphic units

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia

Section Title: Fossiliferous stratigraphic units
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Age	Formations	Locations	Departments	Fossils	Image	Notes

Cenozoic	Holocene	Quaternary alluvium	Yumbo Turbaná	Valle del Cauca Bolívar	Stegomastodon waringi	-

Curití	Santander	collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), Cryptotis sp., Hydrochoerus sp., Mazama sp.	Mamá y cachorros de carpinchos.JPG

Pleistocene (Lujanian)	Haplomastodon chimborazi	HaplomastodonPisa.JPG

Late Pleistocene	Sabana Fm.	Tibitó, Checua, Bosa, Guasca, Guatavita, Soacha, Tunjuelito, Mosquera, Tocancipá, Bogotá savanna	Cundinamarca	Cuvieronius hyodon, Equus amerhippus lasallei, Haplomastodon waringi or H. chimborazi	-

Soatá Fm.	Soatá	Boyacá	Colombibos atactodontus, Haplomastodon waringi	Stegomastodon waringi.JPG

Neochoerus sp., Odocoileus salinae

Middle Pleistocene	Quipile	Cundinamarca	Megatherium sp.	-

Tocaima	Cundinamarca	Haplomastodon waringi

Pleistocene	Rotinet Fm.	Rotinet, Repelón	Atlántico	Haplomastodon waringi

Arboleda El Remolino, Taminango	Nariño	Haplomastodon sp.

Mercaderes	Cauca	Haplomastodon sp.

Toro	Valle del Cauca	Stegomastodon sp.

Medellín	Antioquia	Gomphotheriidae indet.

El Cocuy, Duitama, Sáchica, Socotá, Tunja, Villa de Leyva	Boyacá	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Salamina	Caldas	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Fusagasugá	Cundinamarca	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Carrizal, Uribia	La Guajira	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Cabrera & San Alfonso, Villavieja	Huila	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Cúcuta, Pamplona	Norte de Santander	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Agualinda, Lebrija Vélez	Santander	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Ibagué, Ortega	Tolima	Gomphotheriidae indet.

La Victoria, Zarzal	Valle del Cauca	Gomphotheriidae indet.

Cocha Verde, Taminango	Nariño	Selenogonus nariñoensis

Pliocene

Piacenzian	Ware Fm. (3.4-2.78 Ma)	Cocinetas Basin	La Guajira	Chapalmalania sp., Hydrochoeropsis wayuu, Tardigrada n. gen.

Pliomegatherium lelongi, Nothrotherium sp.	Nothrotherium.JPG

Late Miocene	Honda Gp. Cerbatana Mb.	La Venta	Huila	Geochelone hesterna

Serravallian (Laventan)	Honda Gp. Villavieja Fm. (17.0-12.1 Ma) La Victoria Fm. (13.82-12.38 Ma)	La Venta	Huila Tolima	Lycopsis longirostrus	Lycopsis longirostris.JPG

Dukecynus magnus	-

Huilatherium pluriplicatum	-

Granastrapotherium snorki	-

Hapalops sp.	-

Anachlysictis gracilis	-

Theosodon sp.	-

Hilarcotherium castanedaii	-

Purussaurus neivensis	-

Sebecus huilensis	-

Charactosuchus fieldsi

Chelus colombiana

Colombophis portai

Dracaena colombiana (syn. Paradracaena colombiana)

?Eunectes stirtoni

Gryposuchus colombianus

Mourasuchus atopus

Colossoma macropomum, Lepidosiren paradoxa, cf. Acanthicus, Arapaima sp., Brachyplatystoma cf.

Sylviocarcinus piriformis

Hoazinoides magdalenae

Galbula hylochoreutes

Aramus paludigrus

Aotus dindensis

Nuciruptor rubricae

Stirtonia tatacoensis (syn. Kondous laventicus)

Stirtonia victoriae

Hondadelphys fieldsi

Neotamandua borealis

Patasola magdalenae

Potamosiren magdalenensis

Xenastrapotherium kraglievichi

Cebupithecia sarmientoi

Lagonimico conclucatus

Micodon kiotensis

Miocallicebus villaviejai

Mohanamico hershkovitzi

Neosaimiri annectens (syn. Laventiana annectens)

Neosaimiri fieldsi

Pachybiotherium minor

Micoureus laventicus

Thylamys colombianus

Thylamys minutus

Hondathentes cazador

Pithiculites chenche

Anadasypus hondanus

Pedrolypeutes praecursor

Nanoastegotherium prostatum

Scirrotherium hondaensis

Boreostemma gigantea (syn. Asterostemma)

Boreostemma acostae (syn. Asterostemma)

Neoglyptatelus originalis

Brievabradys laventensis

Huilabradys magdaleniensis

Pseudoprepotherium confusum

Neonematherium flabellatum

Microsteiromys jacobsi

Neoreomys huilensis

Microscleromys paradoxalis

Microscleromys cribiphilus

Rhodanodolichotis antepridiana

Scleromys colombianus

Scleromys schurmanni

Prodolichotis pridiana

Acarechimys minutissimus

Ricardomys longidens

Prolicaphrium sanalfolsensis

Prothoatherium colombianus

Megadolodus molariformis

Villarroelia totoyoi

Pericotoxodon platignathus

Miocochilius anomopodus

Notonycteris magdalenensis

Notonycteris sucharadeus

Palynephyllum antimaster

Mormopterus colombiensis

Potamops mascahehenes

Kiotomops lopezi

Diclidurus sp.

Eumops sp.

Olenopsis sp.

?Steiromys sp.

Tonatia sp. or Lophostoma sp.

Dolichotinae sp.

Megatheriinae sp.

Nothrotheriinae sp.

?Echimyidae sp.

cane toad (Bufo marinus)

lesser bulldog bat (Noctilio albiventris)

LaVal's disk-winged bat (Thyroptera lavali)

Thyroptera robusta

Spix's disk-winged bat (Thyroptera tricolor)

Sincelejo Fm.	Calle Fría-Segovia	Sucre	Neoglyptatelus sincelejanus

Langhian	Castilletes Fm. (16.7-14.2 Ma)	Cocinetas Basin	La Guajira	Lycopsis padillai, ?Hyperleptus sp., Astrapotheriidae, Odontoceti, Mysticeti, Glyptodontidae, Pampatheriidae, Macraucheniidae, Proterotheriidae, Leontinidae, Toxodontidae, Interatheriidae, Megatheriidae, Dinomyidae, Sirenia, Sparassodonta, Aves indet.

Chelus colombiana, Chelus sp., Chelonoidis sp., cf. Crocodylus sp., cf.

Characidae, Serrasalmidae, Sciaenidae, Sparidae, Sphyraenidae, Ariidae, Callichthyidae, Doradidae, Pimelodidae, Carcharhinidae, Hemigaleidae, Sphyrnidae, Lamnidae, Otodontidae, Dasyatidae, Myliobatidae, Rhinopteridae, Ginglymostomatidae, Pristiophoridae, Pristidae, Rhynchobatidae, Rhynobatidae, Lepidosirenidae

Calliostoma sp., Arene sp., Nerita cf. fulgurans, Neritina n.

Burdigalian

Miocene	Honda Gp.	Coyaima	Tolima	Granastrapotherium snorki, Sebecus sp., Gavialis sp., Cochilius sp., Miocochilis sp., Scleromys sp., Dasypodidae sp., Leontiniidae sp., Megalonychidae sp., Toxodontidae sp.	-

Late Oligocene

Early Oligocene	Pedeyita, Cartagena del Chairá	Caquetá	Eosteiromys sp.

Barzalosa Fm.	Alto San Jose, Chaparral	Tolima	Balanerodus logimus

Lophiodolodus chaparralensis

Xenastrapotherium chaparralensis

Protheosodon sp.

Proadinotherium sp.

Late Eocene	Gualanday Gp.	Colombitherium tolimense	-

Early Eocene	Bogotá Fm.	Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá	Cundinamarca	Anemocardium margaritae, Etayoa bacatensis, Menispina evidens, Palaeoluna bogotensis, Stephania palaeosudamericana, Foveotriletes margaritae, Foveotricolpites perforatus, Hickeycarpum peltatum, Proxapertites operculatus, Ulmoideipites krempii, Carpolithus sp., Annonaceae sp., Arecaceae sp., Fabaceae sp., Lauraceae sp., Malvaceae sp., Salicaceae sp., Salvinia sp., Theaceae sp., many still unnamed

Mid Paleocene

Cerrejón Fm.	Cerrejón	Cesar La Guajira	Titanoboa cerrejonensis	-

Carbonemys cofrinii	-

Acherontisuchus guajiraensis

Anthracosuchus balrogus

Cerrejonemys wayuunaiki

Cerrejonisuchus improcerus

Puentemys mushaisaensis

Aerofructus dillhoffi, Menispermites cerrejonensis, M. guajiraensis, Montrichardia aquatica, Petrocardium cerrejonense, P.

Proxapertites operculatus, Gemmatus phanocolpites gemmatus, Mauritidlites franciscoi, M. franciscoi var.

Manantial Fm. Hato Nuevo Fm.	Ranchería Sub-basin	Cesar La Guajira	Rzehakina epigona, Globorotalia conicotruncana, Globigerina eugubina, Fovetriletes margaritae, Psilatriletes guaduensis, P. martinensis, Zonotricolpites cf.

Early Paleocene

Paleocene	Guaduas Fm.	Zipaquirá Tasco	Cundinamarca Boyacá	Archaeopaliurus boyacensis, Bacumorphomonocolpites tausae, Buttinia andreevi, Coussapoa camargoi, Echimonocolpites echiverrucatus, E. protofranciscoi, Ficus andrewsi, Foveotriletes margaritae, Geonomites zipaquirensis, Mauritiidites franciscoi, Proxapertites humbertoides, P.

Mesozoic	Maastrichtian

Early Maastrichtian	Guadalupe Gp.	San Luis de Gaceno Cucaita	Cundinamarca Boyacá	Ophthalmoplax andina, ?Orthocarstenia clarki, ?O. cretacea, Ostrea tecticosta, Peroniceras (Gauthiericeras) bajuvaricum, Siphogenerinoides ewaldi

Santonian

Maastrichtian	Molino Fm.	Cesar-Ranchería Basin	Cesar La Guajira	Globotruncana fornicata, G. caniculata ventricosa, Globigerina cretacea, Gumbelina globulosa, G.

Campanian

Oliní Gp.	Coello	Tolima	Eonatator coellensis	-

Santonian	Conejo Fm.	Toca Cucaita	Boyacá	Archaeglobigerina blowi, Codazziceras scheibei, Dicarinella concavata, D. primitiva, Gloriaceras correai, Heterohelix globulosa, H.

Turonian

Coniacian	La Luna Fm.	Sardinata Aguachica Lebrija Cesar-Ranchería Basin	Norte de Santander Santander Cesar La Guajira	Erichsenites mirabilis, Niceforoceras sp., Paralenticeras sp., Neoptychites sp., Holitoides sp., Fagesia sp., Prothocantoceras sp., Eucalycoceras sp., Cloleopoceras sp., Baroisiceras sp., Prionotropis sp., Baculites sp., Tissotis sp., Perinoceras aff.

Turonian

La Frontera Fm.	Yaguará	Huila	Yaguarasaurus columbianus

Boyacá Cundinamarca Huila	Anomia colombiana, Codazziceras ospinae, Coilopoceras cf. newelli, Hoplitoides ingens, H.

Coniacian	Loma Gorda Fm.	Aipe	Huila	Ankinatsytes venezolanus, Barroisiceras onilahyense, Codazziceras ospinae, Eulophoceras jacobi, Fagesia catinus, Hauericeras madagascarensis, Hoplitoides ingens, H. lagiraldae, Mitonia gracilis, Mytiloides kossmati, M.

Turonian

Early Turonian	Otanche Fm.	Otanche	Boyacá	Crioceratites cf. apricus

Early Albian

Turonian	Chipaque Fm.	Chipaque	Cundinamarca	Exogyra squamata, Ostrea syphax	-

Cenomanian

Turonian	San Rafael Fm.	Pesca Samacá	Boyacá	Anomia colombiana, A. sp.

Cenomanian

Late Cenomanian	Hondita Fm.	Aipe	Huila	Acanthoceras sp., Rhynchostreon sp.

Cenomanian	Aguas Blancas Fm.	Cesar-Ranchería Basin	Cesar La Guajira	Ostrea scyfax, Exogyra toxaster, Choffatella decipiens, Cheloniceras sp., Pseudosaynella sp., Dufrenoya sp., Turrulitas sp., Acanthoceras sp., ?Montelliceras sp., ?Calvoceras sp., Orbitolina conica texana, Heterohelix reussi, Marginotruncana sinuosa

Aptian

Early Albian	Hiló Fm.	Prado	Tolima	Actinoceramus munsoni, A. aff.

Early Albian	Capotes Fm.	Bituima	Cundinamarca	Douvilleiceras solitae, Neodeshayesites columbianus, Paracrioceras sp.

Barremian

Late Aptian	Yuruma Fm. Apón Fm.	South of Cuiza	La Guajira	Astarte cf. sieversi, Cheloniceras cf.

Early Barremian

Late Aptian	Caballos Fm. Yaví Fm.	Alpujarra	Tolima	Araucarites sp., Brachyphyllum sp., Cladophlebis sp., Weichselia sp.

El Peñón Fm.	El Peñón	Cundinamarca	Cheloniceras sp., Epicheloniceras sp. aff. carlosacostai

Socotá Fm.	Útica	Cundinamarca	Acanthoplites (?) leptoceratiforme, Dufrenoyia sanctorum, Parahoplites (?) hubachi, Stoyanowiceras treffryanus

Aptian	Trincheras Fm.	Apulo	Cundinamarca	Heminautilus etheringtoni, Cheloniceras sp., Heinzia sp., Pseudohaploceras sp., bryozoans, molluscs, echinoids

Early Aptian	Une Fm. Caballos Fm.	Firavitoba Payandé	Boyacá Tolima	Heminautilus etheringtoni

Aptian	Paja Fm.	Villa de Leyva Sáchica	Boyacá	Kronosaurus boyacensis	-

Callawayasaurus colombiensis	Callawayasaurus colombiensis.JPG

Padillasaurus leivaensis	-

Platypterygius sachicarum	-

Desmatochelys padillai	-

Brachauchenius sp.	-

Stenorhynchosaurus munozi

Muiscasaurus catheti

Leyvachelys cipadi

Bellcarcinus aptiensis, Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni, Colombicarcinus laevis, Joeranina colombiana, J. kerri, Notopocorystes kerri, Planocarcinus johnjagti, Rathbunassa gen.

Acanthoptychoceras triumphyi, Acrioceras julivertii, Ancyloceras vandenheckii velezianum, Buergliceras buerglii, Colchidites apolinari, C. breistrofferi, Crioceratites leivaensis, C.

Hauterivian	Chipatá	Santander	Hamiticeras chipatai

Ritoque Fm.	Villa de Leyva	Boyacá	Valanginites santafecinus, Acanthodiscus sp., Favrella sp., Subastieria sp.

Tibasosa Fm.	Arcabuco Santa Rosa de Viterbo	Boyacá	Subsaynella boyacaensis n. sp., Thurmanniceras santarosanum n. sp., ?Pseudohaploceras sp.

Rosablanca Fm.	Arenal del Sur Simití Socorro Zapatoca	Bolívar Santander	Diaulax rosablanca, Natica cf. bulimoides, Toxaster roulini, Trigonia transitoria quintucoensis, Acanthodiscus sp., Crioceras sp., Favrella sp., Hamulina sp., ?Kilianella sp., Nicklesia sp., Olcostephanus sp.

Valanginian

Murca Fm.	Ubalá Labranzagrande	Cundinamarca Boyacá	Berriasella colombiana, Leptoceras ublanese n. sp., Pseudoosterella ubalaensis

Berriasian

Early Berriasian	Arcabuco Fm.	Chíquiza	Boyacá	Dinosaur footprints

Tithonian

Late Jurassic	Valle Alto Fm.	San Félix, Salamina	Caldas	Piazopteris branneri, Cladophlebis sp., Classopollis sp., Ctenozamites sp., Desmiophyllum sp., Gleichenites sp., Nilssoniopteris sp., Otozamites sp., Pachypteris sp., Ptilophyllum sp., Rhabdoderas sp., Sagenopteris sp., Sandlingites sp., Sphenopteris sp., Substeuroceras sp., Trigonia sp., Zamites sp.

Kimmeridgian	Coquina Gp. Jipi Fm.	Serranía de Cocinas	La Guajira	Adelocoenia dendroidea, Allocoenia trochiformis, Halysitastraea columbiana n. gen.

Late Triassic	Saldaña Fm. Chicalá Mb.	Payandé, San Luis	Tolima	Cycloceltites cowichanensis, Lissonites canadensis, Peripleurites boeckhi, Peripleurites roemeri, Rhabdoceras suessi

Middle Triassic	Payandé Fm.	Payandé	Tolima	Cidaris cf. hausmanni, C.

Paleozoic	Middle Permian	Palmarito Fm.	Río Molino	Magdalena	Mooreoceras sp.

Quebrada Manaure	La Guajira	Perrinites hilli, Eumedlicottia sp., ?Stearoceras sp.

Early Permian

Mid Carboniferous

Early Carboniferous	Cuche Fm.	Floresta	Boyacá	Antarctilamna sp., Asterolepis sp., Bothriolepis sp., Holoptychius sp., ?Strepsodus sp., ?Ginkgo lamariensis, Baiera sp., Welleria sp., Lingula sp.

Frasnian

Early Givetian	Floresta Fm.	Platyceras aff. nodosum	Platyceras Floresta.JPG

Placoderm fishes, Colombianaspis carvalhoae gen. et sp.

Late Emsian

Devonian	Río Cachirí Gp.	Cesar-Ranchería Basin	Cesar La Guajira	Acrospirifer olssoni; Spirifer kingi, Leptaena boyaca, Fenestella venezuelansis, Neospirifer latus, Composita subtilita, Phricodrotis planoconvexa, Pecten sp.

Early Devonian

Silurian

Late Ordovician

Middle Ordovician	Caño Cristales	Meta	Dichograptus sp., Tetragraptus sp., ?Lingulella sp., ?Obolus sp.

Darriwilian	El Higado Fm. Venado Fm.	Tarqui	Huila	Acodus deltatus, Anebolithus tafuri, Costiconus iniquus, ?Costiconus cf. ethingtoni, Cryptograptus tricornis, Didymograptus artus, Didymograptus murchisoni, Drepanodus robustus, Drepanoistodus cf.

Floian

Early Ordovician	?Guapayito Fm.	Guaviare River Serranía de la Macarena	Meta	Acrotreta sp., ?Apheoorthis sp., Basiliella sp., Geragnostus sp., Kainella sp., ?Leptoplastides sp., Lingulella sp., Megistaspis sp., ?Nanorthis sp., ?Niobella sp., ?Pseudokainella sp., Raphiophorus sp., Symphysurus sp., ?Tropidodiscus sp., Tropidopyge sp., ?Westergaardia sp.

Cambrian	Duda Fm.	El Dorado	Meta	Paradoxides sp.

Proterozoic

Sentence(s)

The Cuche Formation is fossiliferous; Placoderm fish fossils have been discovered in the Paleozoic strate of Floresta in the underlying Floresta Formation.

final_sentence: The Cuche Formation is fossiliferous; Placoderm fish fossils have been discovered in the Paleozoic strate of Floresta in the underlying Floresta Formation.