NMB Loc. 15834 - Rio Gurabo [Mao Fm] (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Mao Formation, Pliocene (5.3 - 2.6 Ma)

• unit G12: 740-770 m

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone and lithified siliciclastic

• outer shelf or slope setting
• 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 93739: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 01.02.2010, edited by Austin Hendy

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Antillipecten antillarum5 Récluz 1853 scallop
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Astrocoeniidae
Stephanocoenia spongiformis4 Duncan 1864 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Poritidae
Porites baracoaensis3 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
Porites portoricensis3 Vaughan 1919 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Merulinidae
Caulastrea portoricensis2, "Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1
Caulastrea portoricensis2 Coryell 1929 stony coral
"Montastrea limbata" = Orbicella limbata1 Duncan 1863 stony coral