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1294:Hiló Fm.
1085:Patasola
1029:Lycopsis
833:Devonian
810:Jurassic
800:Paja Fm.
785:Hiló Fm.
760:Cerrejón
732:Ware Fm.
715:La Venta
542:Humboldt
370:See also
310:period (
308:Laventan
304:Colombia
300:La Venta
203:Family:
177:Chordata
173:Phylum:
167:Animalia
153:Domain:
35:Laventan
1635:Galbula
1599:9469122
1036:Micodon
692:Neogene
511:Hettner
485:Notable
333:Galbula
328:species
324:humerus
290:of the
276:jacamar
272:species
218:Galbula
213:Genus:
193:Order:
183:Class:
111:↓
1612:358832
1527:Images
1165:Etayoa
675:Tibitó
537:Cuvier
521:Páramo
506:Hammen
442:Press.
338:muscle
1428:Flora
649:Major
501:Etayo
354:Greek
1594:GBIF
348:and
280:bird
258:1997
187:Aves
50:PreꞒ
298:of
274:of
1631::
1609::
1596::
1581::
1566::
1525:•
434:^
366:.
100:Pg
44:Ma
472:e
465:t
458:v
105:N
95:K
90:J
85:T
80:P
75:C
70:D
65:S
60:O
55:Ꞓ
39:~
37:)
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