Several stratigraphic units in Colombia have provided fossils.
The richest formations are the Devonian Cuche and Floresta Formations, the Cretaceous Paja Formation, the Paleocene Cerrejón Formation and the Miocene La Venta site.
The latter is the richest Konzentrat-Lagerstätte in northern South America and comprises the formations of the Honda Group.
Formations are ordered according to their youngest age Some authors, Lucas, Mothé, Avilla et al., propose a reclassification of the South American gomphotheres as follows:[275][276][277][278]