Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.8° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Gurabo Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Zanclean based on age model in McNeill et al., 2008. THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; unlithified siliciclastic sediments
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: S. D. Cairns and J. W. Wells. 1987. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic, 5. The suborders Caryophylliina and Dendrophylliina (Anthozoa, Scleractinia). Bulletins of American Paleontology 93(328):23-43 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 80084: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 02.04.2008, edited by Uta Merkel and Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Anthozoa | |
Antillocyathus maoensis, "Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri" = Trochocyathus chevalieri
Antillocyathus maoensis Vaughan and Hoffmeister 1925 stony coral
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri" = Trochocyathus chevalieri Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral | |
Bivalvia | |
Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis6 Sowerby 1850 cockle INCLUDES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis cercadica
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Gastropoda | |
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"Crepitacella sp." = Microstelma3
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Charonia variegata1, Monoplex gurabonicus1, Monoplex krebsii1, Cymatium (Cymatium) sp.3, Cymatium praefemorale1, "Gutturnium sp." = Cymatium (Gutturnium)3
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Luria isabella3, Zonaria spurcoides3, Cypraea sp.3, Muracypraea henekeni3, "Zonaria raymondrobertsi" = Pseudozonaria raymondrobertsi3, Erosaria spurca3
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Murexiella (Subpterynotus) hidalgoi3, Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) cercadicus3, "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus3, Poirieria (Panamurex) gabbi3, "Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius3
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Agatrix sp.3, "Cancellaria (Hertleinia) miranda" = Hertleinia miranda3, "Cancellaria (Bivetiella) epistomifera" = Bivetiella epistomifera4, Aphera islacolonis4
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"Conus haytensis" = Conus (Pyruconus) haytensis3, "Conus recognitus" = Conus (Pyruconus) recognitus3, "Conus planiliratus" = Conasprelloides planiliratus3, Conus multilineatus3, Conus consobrinus3, Conus catenatus3, "Conus sewalli" = Conus (Stephanoconus) sewalli3
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Antillophos sp.3, Antillophos pitti3, Antillophos moorei3, Metula cancellata3, "Strombina (Sincola) sp." = Sincola3, Metulella sp.3, Metulella venusta3, Latirus (Polygona) infundibulum3, Nassarius (Nassarius) sp.3
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Rhynchonellata | |
Lacazella caribbeanensis5 Cooper 1977 | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus7 Waller 2011 |