VPPLT:974 Megadolodus molariformis
Biological Specimen ID: 000545327
Object Type Biological Specimen
Number of media representing object 2

GENERAL DETAILS

Specimen ID
000545327
Vouchered
Yes
Description
partial mandible with the symphysis and left body, bearing the alveoli of ?i2, right and left ?i3, alveolus of right c and p1, roots of left p1, and the left p2-m3
Sex
Unknowable
Is type specimen
No
External repository source
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Date uploaded
July 27, 2023
Object collector
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Specimen Measurements
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BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN TAXONOMY

GBIF
Megadolodus molariformis
Domain
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Superclass
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Class
Mammalia
Subclass
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Superorder
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Order
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Suborder
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Superfamily
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Family
Didolodontidae
Subfamily
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Tribe
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Genus
Megadolodus
Subgenus
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Species
molariformis
Subspecies
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Contributing User

IDENTIFIERS AND EXTERNAL LINKS

Institution code
VPPLT
Collection code
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Catalog number
974
Occurrence ID
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External object URL
iDigBio UUID
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iDigBio recordset ID
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Bibliographic Citation
Carrillo J. D., Suarez C., Benites-Palomino A. M., Vanegas A., Link A., Rincón A. F., Luque J., Cooke S. B., Tallman M. & Billet G. 2023. — New remains of Neotropical bunodont litopterns and the systematics of Megadolodinae (Mammalia: Litopterna), in Carrillo J. D. (ed.), Neotropical palaeontology: the Miocene La Venta biome. Geodiversitas 45 (15): 409-447.

SPECIMEN DATING

Date Collected
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Time Period
Middle Miocene
Absolute Age
12.3 Ma
Dating Method
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PROJECTS CONTAINING MEDIA REPRESENTING THIS OBJECT

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SPECIMEN ORIGINAL LOCATION

Locality
Las Gaviotas 1
Address
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City
Villavieja
State or Province
Huila
Country
Colombia
Getty Thesaurus Location
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Locality Geographic Coordinates
Latitude: 3°18’41”N, Longitude: 75°12’27”W

EXCAVATION/COLLECTION DETAILS

Excavation/Collection Name
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Excavation/Collection Details
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Stratigraphic Formation
La Victoria
Stratigraphic Context
bed set below Cerbatana Conglomerate