TU 1380, Santiago de los Caballeros [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 70.7° W: paleocoordinates 19.4° N, 70.2° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Messinian to Messinian (7.2 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); assigned to Messinian-Zanclean at present. THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified siliciclastic sediments

• ENVIRONMENT: Appearing to be shallow marine firmground environment.
• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown, presumably silcicilastic. LITHIFICATION: Poorly lithified based on observation of figures.

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original aragonite, original calcite

Reposited in the PRI

Collection methods: bulk, sieve,

• COLLECTOR: E. Vokes. REPOSITORY: PRI. FIDELITY: Moderate ecological fidelity.

Primary reference: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 74933: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 06.09.2007, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• TAXONOMY: Most taxa Identified by A. Hendy, with some earlier identifications by E. Vokes, P. Jung, H. Vokes, L. Anderson.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Asterosmilia abnormalis1 Duncan 1864 stony coral
Bivalvia
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Ostreidae indet. Rafinesque 1815 oyster
 Pectinida - Anomiidae
Placunanomia lithobleta Dall 1898 scallop
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny 1845 jingle
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Spathochlamys vaginula2 Dall 1898 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop
Argopecten thetidis2 Sowerby 1850 calico scallop
Argopecten inaequalis2 Sowerby 1850 calico scallop
Amusium papyraceum2 Gabb 1873 scallop
 Pectinida - Propeamussiidae
Propeamussium sp. de Gregorio 1884 mud scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
Tucetona acuticostata Sowerby 1849 clam
 Arcida - Arcidae
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
Barbatia (Barbatia) sp. Gray 1842 clam
 Carditida - Carditidae
Glans scabricostata Guppy 1866 clam
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Arcinella antiquata Guppy 1866 jewel box
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Antalis sp. Adams and Adams 1854 tusk shell