NMB Loc. 15808 - Rio Gurabo [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.4° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Rio Gurabo Formation, Late/Upper Miocene to Late/Upper Miocene (11.6 - 3.6 Ma)

• unit G8 (360-387 m)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone

• moderately deep marine conditions with 20-30 m water depth
• slump deposits of reefal carbonates

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: peel or thin section,

Primary reference: J. B. Saunders, P. Jung, and B. Biju-Duval. 1986. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic: 1. Field Surveys, Lithology, Environment, and Age. Bulletins of American Paleontology 89(323):1-79 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 84978: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Goniopora hilli3, Porites baracoaensis3, Porites portoricensis3
Goniopora hilli3 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites baracoaensis3 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites portoricensis3 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1 Duncan 1863 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Diploria zambensis2
Diploria zambensis2 Budd and Johnson 1999 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Montastraeidae
Montastrea cavernosa1
Montastrea cavernosa1 Linne 1767 stony coral
1Budd 1991; 2Budd and Johnson 1999; 3Foster 1986