TU 1208 (Mao Fm, Los Quemados) (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.1° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Mao Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Mao Fm, which overlies the Gurabo Fm. AGE: Early Pliocene-Middle Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); assigned to Early Pliocene 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 Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions.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 74961: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 08.09.2007, 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 - Merulinidae
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1 Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Favia maoadentrensis2 Budd and Johnson 1999 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) duncani n. sp." = Trochocyathus duncani3
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) duncani n. sp." = Trochocyathus duncani3 Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea trinitatis1 Vaughan 1926 stony coral
Montastrea cavernosa1 Linne 1767 stony coral
Gastropoda
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Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Calliostoma grabaui Maury 1917 top snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
 Cerithioidea - Potamididae
Potamididae indet. Adams and Adams 1854 horn snail
Potamides sp. Brongniart 1810 horn snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Strombina (Strombina) sp. Mörch 1858 snail
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus consobrinus Sowerby 1850 cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Turridae
Polystira haitensis Sowerby 1850 turrid
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
 Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Lyria (Lyria) pulchella Sowerby 1850 volute
 Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae
"Cancellaria (Bivetiella) sp." = Bivetiella
"Cancellaria (Bivetiella) sp." = Bivetiella Wenz 1943 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Personidae
Distorsio simillima Sowerby 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail
 Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae
Cypraea sp. Linnaeus 1758 cowry
Bivalvia
 Arcida - Arcidae
Barbatia sp. Gray 1842 clam
Anadara (Rasia) sp. Gray 1857 ark
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Pectinida - Plicatulidae
Plicatula sp. Lamarck 1801 scallop
 Cardiida - Chamidae
Chama sp. Linnaeus 1758 jewel box
Chama involuta Guppy 1873 jewel box
Scaphopoda
 Dentaliida - Dentaliidae
Dentalium sp. Linnaeus 1758 tusk shell