El Fósil paleontological site

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El Fósil paleontological site is a renowned fossil locality in Colombia famous for its exceptionally well-preserved marine reptile fossils, including a nearly complete Kronosaurus skeleton.

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instanceOf fossil locality ⓘ
paleontological site ⓘ
attracts paleontologists ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
containsFossil Kronosaurus boyacensis ⓘ
ammonites ⓘ
bivalves ⓘ
fish fossils ⓘ
ichthyosaurs ⓘ
marine turtles ⓘ
plesiosaurs ⓘ
country Colombia ⓘ
discovered 1977 ⓘ
distanceFrom about 5 km from Villa de Leyva town center ⓘ
geologicalAge Barremian–Aptian ⓘ
geologicalFormation Paja Formation ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Early Cretaceous ⓘ
hasFossilPreservation articulated skeletons ⓘ
exceptional completeness ⓘ
three-dimensional preservation ⓘ
hasOnSiteMuseum El Fósil museum ⓘ
linked to: Museo del Fósil
languageOfSignage Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Boyacá Department ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ
Villa de Leyva ⓘ
managedBy local private owners ⓘ
near Iguaque Massif ⓘ
other fossil localities of the Villa de Leyva region ⓘ
notableFor exceptionally well-preserved marine reptile fossils ⓘ
nearly complete Kronosaurus skeleton ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
paleoenvironement epicontinental sea ⓘ
shallow marine setting ⓘ
region Altiplano Cundiboyacense ⓘ
researchField paleontology ⓘ
vertebrate paleontology ⓘ
significance key reference locality for the Paja Formation ⓘ
one of the most important marine reptile fossil sites in Colombia ⓘ
tourismType geotourism destination ⓘ
paleontological tourism site ⓘ

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