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 extrapolated from Cheetham et al. (1999) and Saunders et al. (1986). STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: unit G8 (360-387 m), sample ca. 380 m above base
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone
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 93689: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 28.01.2010, edited by Austin Hendy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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"Tritiaria (Antilliphos) sp." = Nassarius (Tritiaria)5
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"Ochetoclava sp." = Rhinoclavis (Ochetoclava)5
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"Dendrophyllia cornucopia" = Eguchipsammia cornucopia3
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