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Recent studies have revealed that the rich fresh-water vertebrate fossil fauna of the Urumaco Formation in northwestern Falcon , of Late Miocene age , belongs biogeographically to the Orinoco River system . It is the intent of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to use the information collected during this survey to protect the mussel fauna of the Sunrise River and the integrity of its watershed in order to sustain the health of these significant mussel populations .