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Cerrejón fossil coal pits

ROCKHOUNDING PROHIBITED / VIEW ONLY DOCUMENTED

Where: La Guajira · South America · approx. 11.02, -72.7 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Vast coal strip mine whose Paleocene beds yielded Titanoboa and giant turtles

What turns up: fossil reptile material in museums only

Access: Prohibited / view only.

Active corporate mine, no public entry, fossils go to research institutions.

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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.