NMB Loc. 16862 - Río Cano [Gurabo Fm] (Pliocene of Dominican Republic)

Where: Dominican Republic (18.9° N, 71.6° W: paleocoordinates 18.9° N, 71.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Gurabo Formation, Zanclean (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)

• STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From Gurabo Fm, which overlies the Cercado Fm, and is overlain by the Mao Fm (Pliocene). AGE: Late Miocene-Early Pliocene, based on Table 1 of Saunders et al. (1986); direct date extrapolated from Cheetham et al. (1999) and Saunders et al. (1986). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 350 m above base of the section, and near the base of the Gurabo Fm.

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; poorly lithified lithology not reported

• SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Unknown. LITHIFICATION: Poorly lithified based on figured specimes.

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the USNM

• COLLECTOR: Unknown. REPOSITORY: USNM.

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 90620: authorized by Austin Hendy, entered by Austin Hendy on 11.08.2009, edited by Uta Merkel

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• COVERAGE: Limited to taxa described in taxonomic monograph. NOMENCLATURE: Authoritative publication, with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identification.
Anthozoa
 Scleractinia - Mussidae
Manicina geisteri2 Budd and Johnson 1999 stony coral
Manicina jungi2 Budd and Johnson 1999 stony coral
 Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae
Antillocyathus alatus3 Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral
Echinoidea
 Spatangoida - Schizasteridae
Schizaster doederleini5 Chester 1972 heart urchin
Gastropoda
 Sorbeoconcha - Strombidae
Lobatus haitensis4 Sowerby 1850 true conch
Strombus bifrons4 Sowerby 1850 conch
 Sorbeoconcha - Cassidae
Cassis sulcifera1 Sowerby 1850 snail
 Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
"Vasum haitense" = Vasum haitensis6
"Vasum haitense" = Vasum haitensis6 Sowerby 1850 snail
Bivalvia
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Lindapecten plurinominis8 Pilsbry and Johnson 1917 scallop
Amusium papyraceum8 Gabb 1873 scallop
Spondylus bostrychites7 Guppy 1867 scallop