Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.1° W: paleocoordinates 19.4° N, 70.2° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Cercado Formation, Tortonian (11.6 - 7.2 Ma)
• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Cercado Fm, which unconformably overlie Baitoa, and is overlain by the Gurabo Fm. AGE: Late Miocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986). THICKNESS: Unknown. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Unknown position within section.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; poorly lithified 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: A. J. W. Hendy, D. P. Buick, K. V. Bulinski, C. A. Ferguson, and A. I. Miller. 2008. Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions. [A. Hendy/A. Hendy/A. Hendy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 74934: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 06.09.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Bivalvia | |
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum, Laevicardium venustulum, Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis6, Trachycardium (Dallocardia) tintinnabularum6, Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum
"Laevicardium laevigatum" = Laevicardium serratum Linnaeus 1758 cockle
Laevicardium venustulum Gabb 1873 cockle
Trachycardium (Mexicardia) dominicanum Dall 1900 cockle | |
Donax sp. Linnaeus 1758 clam | |
Tellinidae indet., "Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina), Macoma (Rexithaerus) sp., Cymatoica sp.
Tellinidae indet. Blainville 1814 tellin clam
"Eurytellina sp." = Tellina (Eurytellina) Fischer 1887 tellin clam
Macoma (Rexithaerus) sp. Conrad 1869 tellin clam
Cymatoica sp. Dall 1889 tellin clam | |
Chionopsis woodwardi Guppy 1866 venus clam
Lioconcha sp. Mörch 1853 venus clam
Pitar sp. Römer 1857 venus clam | |
Anodontia (Pegophysema) sp. Stewart 1930 clam
Myrtea sp. Turton 1822 clam | |
Pteria inornata Gabb 1873 pearl oyster | |
Dimya grandis scallop | |
Pectinidae indet. Wilkes 1810 scallop
Euvola sp. Dall 1898 scallop
Argopecten sp. Monterosato 1889 calico scallop | |
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Anadara (Potiarca) sp. Iredale 1939 ark | |
Gastropoda | |
Gastropoda indet. Cuvier 1795 snail | |
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Astralium sp. Link 1807 snail | |
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"Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa, Cassis sulcifera
"Phalium moniliferum" = Semicassis reclusa Guppy 1873 snail
Cassis sulcifera Sowerby 1850 snail | |
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"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius, Chicoreus (Siratus) articulatus, "Chicoreus (Chicoreus) cornurectus" = Chicoreus (Triplex) cornurectus7
"Murex (Haustellum) messorius" = Vokesimurex messorius Sowerby 1841 murex snail
Chicoreus (Siratus) articulatus Reeve 1845 murex snail | |
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Nassarius sp. Duméril 1806 snail | |
Fusinus henekeni Sowerby 1850 snail | |
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Conus sp. Linnaeus 1758 cone shell | |
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Polinices sp. Monfort 1810 moon snail
Natica (Natica) sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
Stigmaulax vererugosum Cossmann 1924 moon snail | |
Pachycrommium guppyi Gabb 1873 snail |