Where: Dominican Republic (19.5° N, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.6° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Rio Gurabo Formation, Messinian (7.2 - 5.3 Ma)
• AGE: direct date from Cheetham et al. (1999). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: ca. 380 m above base.
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: coastal; lithified siliciclastic sediments
Size class: macrofossils
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 93606: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 26.01.2010, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Dendrophyllia cornucopia" = Eguchipsammia cornucopia3
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"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri n. sp." = Trochocyathus chevalieri3, Ceratotrochus (Edwardsotrochus) cf. duodecimcostatus3, Antillocyathus maoensis3
"Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri n. sp." = Trochocyathus chevalieri3 Cairns and Wells 1987 stony coral | |
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"Ochetoclava terpna" = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)4
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Bivalvia | |
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Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis5 Sowerby 1850 cockle SUBSPECIES: Trigoniocardia (Trigoniocardia) haitensis cercadica
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Gurabopecten uniplicatus | |
Gurabopecten uniplicatus7 Waller 2011 |