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Villa de Leyva fossil beds

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils

Also reported: bivalves.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous shales famous for ammonites and marine reptiles including the mounted Kronosaurus

Internationally documented fossil area with museums.

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