NMB Loc. 16859 - Rio Cana [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Also known as Reef 3902

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• unit C5 (330-375 m), sample ca. 360 m above base

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: reef, buildup or bioherm; lithified limestone

• deeper, more turbid reef habitats

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 84985: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 19.11.2008

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
"Manicina aff. mayori" = Manicina areolata, Manicina geisteri, Manicina grandis, Manicina puntagordensis
"Manicina aff. mayori" = Manicina areolata Linnaeus 1758 stony coral
Manicina geisteri Budd and Johnson 1999 stony coral
Manicina grandis Duncan 1864 stony coral
Manicina puntagordensis Weisbord 1968 stony coral