NMB Loc. 17014 - Rio Cana [Gurabo Fm] (Miocene to of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (19.6° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

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

• unit C7 (425-440 m)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified sandstone and lithified limestone

• moderate to deep water depth 10-30 m
• soft bottom communities of reef-associated grass flats

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 93851: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 05.02.2010

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Taxonomic list

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Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Faviidae
Thysanus excentricus
Thysanus excentricus Duncan 1863 stony coral