Where: Dominican Republic (19.6° N, 71.3° W: paleocoordinates 19.5° N, 70.9° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Mao Formation, Early/Lower Pliocene (5.3 - 3.6 Ma)
• unit C9 (730-760 m), sample 730 m above base
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: perireef or subreef; lithified limestone
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 93791: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 03.02.2010
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
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